Lesson Plan

Synthesizing Chávez’s Central Claim

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Class members play an interactive game, matching strips of paper containing rhetorical devices with examples from César Chávez use rhetoric in his 1984 speech, "Address to the Commonwealth Club of California." Next, partners discuss their matches before sharing their findings with the class.

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CCSS: Designed
Instructional Ideas
  • During the game, allow those with limited English proficiency to pair up with an English-speaking peer 
Classroom Considerations
  • Seventh lesson from the consecutive eight-part Grade 7 ELA Module 2a, Unit 2 series
  • Requires three different-colored markers per student
Pros
  • Includes a movement activity to support kinesthetic learners 
  • Provides strategies for lesson differentiation 
Cons
  • None
Common Core