Argumentative Essay, Revision and Editing Day

Objectives:

1. Students will be able to write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
2. Students will be able to introduce claims, acknowledge and distinguish the claims from alternate or opposing claims, and organize the reasons and evidence logically.
3. Students will be able to support claim(s) with logical reasoning and relevant evidence, using accurate, credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text.
4. Students will be able to conduct short research projects to answer a question.
5. Students will be able to gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources.
6. Students will be able to use verbs to demonstrate command of the conventions of English grammar when writing or speaking.

Essential Skills: 

1. Students will be able to compose an essay incorporating a thesis statement, transitions, and supporting evidence/details.
2. Students will be able to write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.

I Can Statements:

• I can write arguments.
• I can write an argumentative paper.
• I can use transitions in my writing.
• I can write formally.
• I can paraphrase information.
• I can identify verbals (gerunds and infinitives) in example sentences.

IPI: Level 6
Bloom's: Level 6

Task List:

1. Students will identify examples of gerunds and gerund phrases on quiz.
2. Students will exchange papers with a classmate to complete a revision and editing activity. (Extra credit will be awarded to those students who come to class with a completed draft ready for today's assignment.)

Resources:

• Class Calendar

Rubric:

• Argumentative Essay -Student Version