Mentor text was great for any level. Older students like the pictures and being read to. The letter of persuasion doesn't have to be for a pet; it could be a more serious topic like using cell phones in school. You can divide the students into groups to write in different age "voices" or in parent/child groups. To adapt it to a higher level, it could be turned into a debate, brainstorming the anticipated objections. The book provides the elements of argument, so that terminology could be used with older students, such as position statement and counter-argument. The book showed that the argument was progressive, using stronger reasoning as the story went on. The list of what good persuasive writers do was beneficial as a reference. The book illustrates logos/ethos/pathos for advanced students. The think/pair/share model was beneficial for struggling students.They could write a response from the parents using the counter-arguments. The counter-arguments helps students to think outside of their own worlds.
Mentor text was great for any level. Older students like the pictures and being read to. The letter of persuasion doesn't have to be for a pet; it could be a more serious topic like using cell phones in school. You can divide the students into groups to write in different age "voices" or in parent/child groups. To adapt it to a higher level, it could be turned into a debate, brainstorming the anticipated objections. The book provides the elements of argument, so that terminology could be used with older students, such as position statement and counter-argument. The book showed that the argument was progressive, using stronger reasoning as the story went on. The list of what good persuasive writers do was beneficial as a reference. The book illustrates logos/ethos/pathos for advanced students. The think/pair/share model was beneficial for struggling students.They could write a response from the parents using the counter-arguments. The counter-arguments helps students to think outside of their own worlds.
Mentor text was great for any level. Older students like the pictures and being read to. The letter of persuasion doesn't have to be for a pet; it could be a more serious topic like using cell phones in school. You can divide the students into groups to write in different age "voices" or in parent/child groups. To adapt it to a higher level, it could be turned into a debate, brainstorming the anticipated objections. The book provides the elements of argument, so that terminology could be used with older students, such as position statement and counter-argument. The book showed that the argument was progressive, using stronger reasoning as the story went on. The list of what good persuasive writers do was beneficial as a reference. The book illustrates logos/ethos/pathos for advanced students. The think/pair/share model was beneficial for struggling students.They could write a response from the parents using the counter-arguments. The counter-arguments helps students to think outside of their own worlds.
ReplyDeleteMentor text was great for any level. Older students like the pictures and being read to. The letter of persuasion doesn't have to be for a pet; it could be a more serious topic like using cell phones in school. You can divide the students into groups to write in different age "voices" or in parent/child groups. To adapt it to a higher level, it could be turned into a debate, brainstorming the anticipated objections. The book provides the elements of argument, so that terminology could be used with older students, such as position statement and counter-argument. The book showed that the argument was progressive, using stronger reasoning as the story went on. The list of what good persuasive writers do was beneficial as a reference. The book illustrates logos/ethos/pathos for advanced students. The think/pair/share model was beneficial for struggling students.They could write a response from the parents using the counter-arguments. The counter-arguments helps students to think outside of their own worlds.
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