Activity
Bbc: Skillswise: Types of Text Activity
BBC

Bbc: Skillswise: Types of Text

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
How can you tell if a text is descriptive, informative, instructional or persuasive? This BBC Skillswise tutorial teaches you how with a factsheet, worksheet, quiz, and game.
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Austin Independent School District: Logical Fallacies [Pdf] PPT
Austin Independent School District

Austin Independent School District: Logical Fallacies [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A slide show explaining different types of fallacies in persuasive texts including personal attack, bandwagon, appeal to authority, and many more. Then try to find the fallacy in several examples; answers and explanations provided.
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De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Chicago: Deval Patrick [Pdf] Unit Plan
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Chicago: Deval Patrick [Pdf]

For Teachers 8th
"Chicago Is a City of Possibilities" is an inauguration speech by Deval Patrick given as he became governor of Massachusetts. It is followed by questions which require students to provide evidence from the story; it includes determining...
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