This Lesson's Title:

How Can We Say, "Never Again"?

using persuasive writing techniques to design a thought- provoking poster about genocide

This lesson was created by Nevada teacher
Vallarie Larson while attending the NNWP's
I-Pod's Across the Curriculum Workshop.

This writing prompt inspired by

video clips of the genocide in Darfur

Click here to visit the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's Genocide Response Page.

Three-Sentence Overview of this Lesson:

This writing assignments asks students to take a stand and decide how they will make a difference in the effort to save our oceans. First students will listen to several episodes of “This I Believe,” the NPR weekly pod cast where authors describe their beliefs. After students understand the structure of these pod casts, they will listen to a “Science Friday” podcast that describes the state our oceans today and how they can take action to reverse the current path of destruction. Finally, students will create a "This I Believe" podcast about the oceans to publish to the classroom I-Pod or webpage. Teachers: Click here to see the entire lesson plan.

6-Trait Overview for this Lesson:

The focus trait in this writing assignment is voice; students will help their audience understand the importance of the issue through their writing's passion, word choice, and tone. The support trait students will work on is organization; they will make sure their introductions hook the reader/listener and organize their writing so that their beginning is strong, the middle is bold, and the conclusion convincingly ties all the pieces together.