NYS Common Core 7th Grade ELA Module 2, Unit 2

1. DO NOW
Entry Task – new speech!
• New speech for you to try on your own!
• “Wrath of Grapes” speech
• Read and circle words you don’t know

2. Lyddie
Agents of Change
Tricky words
•
concur: agree
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critical: very important
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DDT, DDE, Dieldrin: pesticides and
chemicals used by growers
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reckless: not considering risk

3. Lyddie
Agents of Change
Tricky words
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enacted: passed
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blatant: easy to see
•
indiscriminate: without considering the
harm this might cause
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residues: remaining chemicals

4. Lyddie
Agents of Change
•
insecticides: chemicals that kill insects
•
nerve gas: poisonous gas that affects the
brain
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carcinogens: causes cancer
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wakes: funerals
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plague: disease that causes death and
spreads rapidly

5. Lyddie
Learning Objectives
I can analyze the development of a central
idea in César Chávez’s speech.
I can analyze interactions between
individuals, events and ideas in the speech.
I can analyze how paragraphs of the speech
contribute to the development of a central
claim.

6. Lyddie
Agents of Change
End-Unit TEST
• Use the “Wrath of Grapes” speech
• Can ask for definitions again
• If finished, work on Independent Reading
book!

7. Lyddie
Agents of Change
Turn and Talk!
• How does Chavez’s “Wrath of Grapes”
speech relate to the question of working
conditions?
• Who is he saying should be an agent of
change? HOW?

8. Lyddie
Homework
Homework!
• Independent Reading Book (15-20 min)