Learning Targets:
Students will:
Students will:
- Research and construct arguments on a social justice issue of choice
- Support their arguments with credible and viable evidence
- Make word choices for impact on meaning, tone, and effect
- Preparing a self-selected speech to deliver fluently.
Key Vocabulary:
Justice- the quality of being just; righteousness, equitableness, or moral rightness
Social -of or pertaining to the life, welfare, and relations of human beings in a
community
Social Justice- generally refers to the idea of creating a society or institution that is based on
the principles of equality and solidarity, that understands and values human
rights, and that recognizes the dignity of every human being.
Mood- the feeling that the reader has about a topic after reading a selection
Purpose of text- to entertain, inform or persuade
Tone- the author’s attitude toward his subject
Symbol- something that represents an idea, a physical entity or a process but is distinct
from it. The purpose of a symbol is to communicate meaning.
Diction- style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words
Persuasion- Used in writing or speech that attempts to convince the reader or listener to
adopt a particular opinion or course of action.
Call to Action- Words that urge the listener,reader, or viewer to take an immediate action
Justice- the quality of being just; righteousness, equitableness, or moral rightness
Social -of or pertaining to the life, welfare, and relations of human beings in a
community
Social Justice- generally refers to the idea of creating a society or institution that is based on
the principles of equality and solidarity, that understands and values human
rights, and that recognizes the dignity of every human being.
Mood- the feeling that the reader has about a topic after reading a selection
Purpose of text- to entertain, inform or persuade
Tone- the author’s attitude toward his subject
Symbol- something that represents an idea, a physical entity or a process but is distinct
from it. The purpose of a symbol is to communicate meaning.
Diction- style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words
Persuasion- Used in writing or speech that attempts to convince the reader or listener to
adopt a particular opinion or course of action.
Call to Action- Words that urge the listener,reader, or viewer to take an immediate action