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Grade 12, Reading and Literature Std # 2–4: Distinguish fact from opinion Identify an author’s purpose or point of view in one or more passages Distinguish facts from opinion based on a passage

Lesson Plans: Argument, Persuasion, or Propaganda? Analyzing World War II Posters In this lesson plan, students analyze World War II posters, chosen from online collections, to explore how argument, persuasion, and propaganda differ. Analyzing the Purpose and Meaning of Political Cartoons In this lesson, high school students learn to evaluate political cartoons for their meaning, message, and persuasiveness. Censorship in the Classroom: Understanding Controversial Issues In this lesson, students examine propaganda and media bias and explore a variety of banned and challenged books, researching the reasons these books have been censored. 1984 Extension Project Students will be able to identify the negatives in an advertisement and use that information to create a new advertisement. Propaganda Techniques in Literature and Online Political Ads Analyzing texts to identify different types of propaganda techniques

Resources: Logging Up Reading Mileage! Personal reading ideas with many supporting achievement outcomes and assessments Suggestions for English Language Learners: ESL Ideas (B=Beginning, I=Intermediate, T=Transitional) (T) Teacher and students generate a list of opinion “clue words” (always, never, best, most, etc.). Students then read a selection, marking “clue words” and labeling the selection for fact and opinion.
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