A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier - An Intro to Analysis & Argumentation Part II of III

In this lesson students will independently read, outside of class, chapters 8-14 of Ismael Beah's memoir, A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier. In class, students will learn how to create position statements as they read several informational articles and speeches about a variety of topics. Students will also participate in a Philosophical Chairs discussion and use a SOAPTone strategy to help them with their creation of position statements.

Resource ID#: 43915 Type: Lesson Plan
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Subject(s): English Language Arts
Grade Level(s): 8
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Suggested Technology: Document Camera, Computer for Presenter, Computers for Students, Interactive Whiteboard, LCD Projector, Overhead Projector, Speakers/Headphones, Adobe Flash Player, Microsoft Office
Instructional Time: 9 Hour(s) 20 Minute(s)
Keywords: Ishmael Beah, A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier, argumentation, Philosophical Chair, SOAPSTone, tone words, position statement
Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan,  Unit/Lesson Sequence,  Assessment,  Presentation/Slideshow,  Video/Audio/Animation,  Image/Photograph,  Text Resource,  Formative Assessment
Resource Collection: CPALMS Lesson Plan Development Initiative

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