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**Publications**  [|pbl .doc]  Unit Title: Editorial Pages-Oil Spill Grade Level: 7th Grade Unit Summary: Students will analyze newspaper editorials and political cartoons as they relate to the BP oil spill. The students will analyze the author’s purpose, author’s argument and the use of persuasive strategies depicting both sides of the argument “to drill or not to drill”. Students will work in specific groups (i.e. BP, fishermen) to research points of view regarding the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico from a certain perspective using the information to “persuade” others by creating an editorial using factual information to argue their points. Their letters will be culminated into an editorial page along with political cartoons using persuasive strategies. Essential Question: How does conflict produce change? Presentation: Hook[| New Project 6.m4v] [|Persuasive PBL.notebook] http://mrspapano.wikispaces.com/ Student Sample: The sample is within the wiki. __http://mrspapano.wikispaces.com/__

Student Assessment Checklist __Student assessment checklist__[|Assessment.doc]
 * Links for research**: https://harbinson.wikispaces.com/Resources+on+Oil+Spills
 * Student Support Materials**: https://harbinson.wikispaces.com/Cornell+Notes
 * Pre Assessment**: https://harbinson.wikispaces.com/Links
 * Objectives and Goals:** https://harbinson.wikispaces.com/Objectives+and+Goals
 * Student Samples**: https://harbinson.wikispaces.com/Student+Samples
 * Unit Plan**: https://harbinson.wikispaces.com/Unit+Plan+-+Harbinson+and+Papano
 * Rubric for Writing:** https://harbinson.wikispaces.com/Rubric
 * Graphic Organizer for Writing**: http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/persuasion_map/
 * Instructional Procedure**: [[file:Revised Plan.doc]]
 * Computer Management**: [[file:Computer_Rules.doc]][[file:Problem_Report.doc]][[file:Sign_Up_Sheet.doc]]