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This Barbie™: Blessing Or Curse? Style, Format, And Genre lesson plan also includes:
- Barbie™: Blessing Or Curse? (.html)
- Lesson Slides (.pptx)
- Barbie Doll Poem by Marge Piercy
- Opinion| Barbie Is Past Saving
- 1959 First Ever Barbie Commercial
- Feedback Forms - English (.pdf)
- Feedback Forms - English (.docx)
- Feedback Forms - Spanish (.pdf)
- Feedback Forms - Spanish (.docx)
- Genre Table - English (.pdf)
- Genre Table - English (.docx)
- Genre Table - Spanish (.pdf)
- Genre Table - Spanish (.docx)
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How does a writer's choice of genre, style, and format impact the effectiveness of an argument about a social issue? After reading a poem and an essay about Barbie dolls, class members choose a social issue important to them, select a genre, and then craft an argument that presents their stance.
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- Use the PowerPoint to guide the lesson
- Laminate the PowerPoint cards to permit reuse
Classroom Considerations
- Set aside extra prep time to collect and prepare the many materials required for the lesson
Pros
- Materials are available in Spanish and English
- Teacher notes provide suggestions on how to enrich the lesson
Cons
- The poem is about suicide, but the lesson focuses on a writer's choice of genre and argument with no discussion of the topic itself