Week #14
Unit 3: Forming and Supporting Claims
Warm-Up:
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Mini-Lesson:
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Speech Excerpt:
Repower America
* Read and annotate the text
* Trace and evaluate the argument
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Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient to support the claims.
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Class Work:
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Rescue Services Argument Essay:
How do we draft a counterclaim?
How can reading like a writer help us craft our writing?
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Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
Introduce claim(s), acknowledge alternate or opposing claims, and organize the reasons and evidence logically.
Support claim(s) with logical reasoning and relevant evidence, using accurate, credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text.
Use words, phrases, and clauses to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among claim(s), reasons, and evidence.
Establish and maintain a formal style.
Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument presented.
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Debrief:
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Peer Feedback:
Share your draft of paragraph #3 with a partner. Give one “glow” and one “grow”.
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Homework:
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Complete the draft of the conclusion for your rescue services argumentative essay. Due tomorrow!
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Notes:
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Study session after school today until 4:30.
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