Tena Linsbeck-Perron wrote: > Come on guys, I want to hear more. Just think we can have a collection of > "Best Ever" lessons and activities. What did you and your students "do" that > stands out to you. Is there anything that you look forward to doing with the > kids? Are there lessons that you love so much you make sure to visit them > every school year? > _______________________________________________ > The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org > > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive > > I did a series of lessons using the voter's guide. 1. what is a voter's guide and what does it contain 2. reading what the propositions are ( I just focused on 1) 3. reading the arguments on either side 4. figuring out who the supporters of each side are and what they represent Then I did some direct instruction on proposition and support patterns and use of persuasion and looked at the websites for both pro and con on the prop I was covering. Each had video so it was very interesting. We looked at things like target audience, color scheme, pundits, racial stereotyping on each site.
Finally we held a debate where the class chose which side of the issue they were on and had to present their own arguments to support it based on their experiences/beliefs. I gave points to the team that could persuade a member of the other team to join them. I teach in a 100% title 1, 90% hispanic community in Los Angeles and chose Prop 185 (parental notification of abortion) as my prop. The kids found it SUPER engaging. _______________________________________________ The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive
