Reading Comprehension Level 9
Part of the Reading Comprehension skill progression -- 8 lessons, each building toward demonstrated mastery.
8 Lessons
What Your Child Will Learn
- 1
Analyzing Rhetorical Appeals
Analyze how authors use ethos, pathos, and logos to persuade audiences.
Objective: Students will identify and analyze how authors use ethos, pathos, and logos to build persuasive arguments.45 minutes - 2
Recognizing Persuasive Techniques and Propaganda
Identify common persuasive techniques and propaganda devices used in media.
Objective: Students will identify and evaluate common persuasive techniques including bandwagon, testimonial, plain folks, transfer, and loaded language.45 minutes - 3
Evaluating Sources and Media Literacy
Develop skills to evaluate the credibility and reliability of sources across media types.
Objective: Students will evaluate source credibility using criteria including authority, accuracy, objectivity, currency, and coverage.45 minutes - 4
Detecting Bias in News and Media
Analyze how bias manifests in news coverage and media reporting.
Objective: Students will identify forms of media bias including selection bias, framing, omission, and spin, and develop strategies for consuming news critically.45 minutes - 5
Analyzing Visual Rhetoric
Analyze how images, graphics, and visual elements persuade and communicate meaning.
Objective: Students will analyze how visual elements including images, graphics, color, and composition create persuasive messages.45 minutes - 6
Identifying Logical Fallacies
Identify common logical fallacies that undermine argument validity.
Objective: Students will identify and explain common logical fallacies including ad hominem, straw man, false dilemma, slippery slope, appeal to authority, and circular reasoning.45 minutes - 7
Evaluating Competing Claims
Develop strategies for evaluating and reconciling contradictory information from multiple sources.
Objective: Students will develop strategies for evaluating competing claims, including comparing evidence quality, identifying expert consensus, and recognizing legitimate versus manufactured controversy.45 minutes - 8
Media Literacy Integration and Review
Integrate all media literacy skills for comprehensive critical analysis of texts and media.
Objective: Students will integrate rhetorical analysis, persuasive technique detection, source evaluation, bias detection, visual rhetoric analysis, fallacy identification, and claim evaluation into comprehensive media literacy practice.45 minutes
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