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Sophia: Critical Reading as a Learning Strategy Unit PlanSophia: Critical Reading as a Learning Strategy Unit Plan
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Sophia Learning
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9th - 10th
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English Language Arts
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Lexile Measures
1030L
Unit Plan

Sophia: Critical Reading as a Learning Strategy

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This tutorial focuses on critical reading using a downloadable PowerPoint presentation, "Critical Reading 101," which includes separating fact from opinion, 6 propaganda techniques, and 6 common fallacies in reasoning. Also provided is an extended definition of critical reading and a slide show of propaganda posters from WWII for students to critically read for bias and perspective. RI.9-10.1 textual evidence and inferences, RI.11-12.1 textual evidence and inferences, RI.11-12.10b Text Complexity

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

critical reading, critical thinking, propaganda techniques

Additional Tags

common fallacies, fact or opinion, "critical reading as a learning strategy", ccss.ela-literacy.rh.6-8.1 cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources., oh.ela-literacy.rh.6-8.1, ri.11-12.1 textual evidence and inferences, ri.11-12.10b text complexity, ri.9-10.1 textual evidence and inferences, sophia learning, wwii propaganda, reading skills

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional|practice

Common Core

RI.11-12.10b RI.11-12.1 RI.9-10.1 RH.6-8.1 RI.8.1 RI.7.1 RL.7.1 RL.9-10.1 RI.11-12.2 RI.11-12.5 RI.9-10.6 RI.6.6 RL.8.1 RST.6-8.2 SL.9-10.3 RI.11-12.6 RL.11-12.1 SL.6.3 RI.6.8

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