1. Advocacy Lesson 2

2. Objective: Students will reread for significance Warm-up: What are some issues that concern you? Why?

3. Homework Review What does it mean to persuade people through writing? In order to persuade people through writing, writers must_________________.

4. Significance

5. What are the 3 most significant sentences or phrases that reveal the writer’s argument or what the writer wants to convince the reader to do or believe? Significant PhrasesWhat does this reveal about the speaker’s argument?

6. Reflect 1.How did you decide which sentences or phrases to select? 2.Which one or two of the sentences shared today helped you the most to make sense of the writer’s argument? Why? 3.What specific characteristics of those examples made them effective? ___________are features that make this letter an effective persuasive text because__________.

7. Step Back 1.What are some things you noticed about the work you did today? 2.What are some things you learned and how did you learn them? 3.What supported your learning?

8. Reread Is this letter persuasive? Do you think it would be persuasive to the Board of Education? Why?