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Contents
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Unit 2
Activities
2.1 Previewing the Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.2 What Is the Issue? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Informational Text: “$211 Billon and So Much to Buy — American Youths, the New Big Spenders”
2.3 Analyzing Informational Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................................................ . Informational Text: “Facts About Marketing to Children,” from The Center for a New American Dream
2.4 How Do They Do It? Analyzing Ads . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .
2.5 Advertising for All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.6 Evaluating Sources: How Credible Are They? .... . ........................................... .
Online Text: “Not Marketing to Children,” by Mars
2.7 Gathering Evidence from a Film: . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .
*Online Film: The Myth of Choice: How Junk-Food Marketers Target Our Kids
2.8 Gathering Evidence from a News Article . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
News Article: “Marketing to Kids Gets More Savvy with New Technologies”
2.9 Gathering Evidence: Bringing It All Together . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
what influences my Choices?
Embedded Assessment 1: writing an Expository Essay and Participating in a Collaborative Discussion . . . . . . 121
2.10 Unpacking Embedded Assessment 2: Preparing for Argumentative Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
2.11 Which Claims to Believe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Essay: “America the Not-So-Beautiful,” by Andrew A. Rooney introducing the strategy: sOAPsTone
2.12 Exploring and Evaluating Reasons and Evidence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 Informational Text: “Another Study Highlights the Insanity of Selling Junk Food in School Vending Machines,” by Karen Kaplan
2.13 Just the Right Rhetoric: Logical Appeals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Speech: “Ain’t I a Woman?” by Sojourner Truth
Speech: “Remarks to the U.N. 4th World Conference on Women, Plenary Session” (excerpt),
by Hillary Rodham Clinton
2.14 Differing Opinions: Acknowledging Opposing Claims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Online Article: “Failure to Ban Violent Video Games Makes Job Harder for Parents,” by Tamika Mallory News Article: “It’s Perverse, but It’s Also Pretend,” by Cheryl K. Olson
2.15 To Introduce and Conclude. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Student Essay: “Screen Time?”
Embedded Assessment 2: writing an Argumentative Essay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
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