LAUNCH GRADE 10: SPEAK UP! Reflection What are the benefits of taking a standardized test in the 10th grade, as you see them? How would you convince a classmate to take the test seriously? LESSON EXTENSIONS * Students can discuss advertisements and persuasive techniques (sometimes called " propaganda " techniques) in further detail, especially as these techniques were used in history or are used in literature. For example, how did Thomas Paine's Common Sense utilize persuasive techniques? how does napoleon in orwell's Animal Farm get the other animals to follow him? how did the obama campaign or the Tea Party movement use grassroots organizing techniques for political gain? * have students record their PSAs and share them on the morning announcements, either on audiotape or videotape. or, upload the finished PSAs to the school website. * have students tour the other 10th grade classrooms and perform their PSAs in person. or have students visit 9th grade classrooms to perform their PSAs and talk to freshmen about the tests they'll take in the future. 90 lESSon 10: inTRodUCTion To PSAT/ASPiRE