Standards
ELACC8W1: Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
a. Introduce claim(s), acknowledge and distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and organize the reasons and evidence logically.
b. Support claim(s) with logical reasoning and relevant evidence, using accurate, credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text.
c. Use words, phrases, and clauses to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence.
8th grade ELA standards
a. Introduce claim(s), acknowledge and distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and organize the reasons and evidence logically.
b. Support claim(s) with logical reasoning and relevant evidence, using accurate, credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text.
c. Use words, phrases, and clauses to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence.
8th grade ELA standards
Module Objectives
- The students will identify persuasive techniques with 80% accuracy on a quiz.
- The students will create a commercial demonstrating the use of persuasive techniques with 80% accuracy according to the rubric.
- The students will discuss the commercials created and the use of persuasive techniques used in the commercials along with whether the students achieved their goals in the commercials.
Downloads for this module
1. Persuasive techniques notes and lesson summary along with an activity.
persuasive_techniques.pdf | |
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persuasionpacket.rtf | |
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YouTube video for Pathos, Ethos, and Logos
Learning Activities and Links
- Read and take notes from your downloadable handouts on persuasive techniques.
- Watch the YouTube video on pathos, ethos, and logos.
- Complete worksheets on persuasive techniques.
- On Monday-Friday via the discussion forum analyze the proverbs from the class blog.
- Watch a commercial with your teacher and classmates on Tuesday from 10:00 -11:00 and via live chat analyze the commercial as a class.
- Watch the Super Bowl commercials and analyze the commercials. Click on "analyze the commercials" to hyperlink to the commercials. The questions for analyzing the commercials are below. If you have any questions about analyzing the commercials please contact me for clarification.
- Take a quiz on persuasive techniques on Socrative-student Rm-F7bf5920. In addition download the persuasive technique quiz. After you complete it, please email me the quiz to me.
- You will create a commercial based on what you have learned. You must create an original product. You must decide on your audience for the product and decide what persuasive techniques you will use to get someone to purchase your product. Then you will create a commercial to advertise the product you created. You will use MovieMaker to create your commercial. Watch the YouTube video on how to use MovieMaker. If you need further assistance please feel free to contact me. The commercial rubric is located below (Multimedia project doc).
persuasivetechniquequiz.doc | |
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multimedia_project.doc | |
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questions_for_analyzing_commercials.doc | |
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commercial_project.doc | |
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How to use Windows MovieMaker