Argumentative Essay Structure Review, Day 1

Objectives:

1. Students will write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
2. Students will introduce claim(s)*, acknowledge and distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and organize the reasons and evidence logically.
3. Students will 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 use words, phrases, and clauses to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence.
5. Students will establish and maintain a formal style.
6. Students will provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument presented.

Essential Skill: 

1. Students will be able to write an argumentative essay. 

I Can Statements:

• I can identify appositives in a sentence.
• I can define claims.
• I can define argument. 
• I can write a thesis statement.

IPI: Level 3/4
Bloom's: Level 3

Task List:

1. Students will take notes on appositives and identify the appositive phrase in examples sentences on the board. 
2. As a class we will read through the example essay "Making the Case for Gum in School"and discussion the elements of an argumentative essay (hook, thesis, supporting arguments, counter-argument,  transitions, and a conclusion) and whether or not the example contains those elements.
3. Students will take notes over the characteristics of a good thesis statement.

Resources:

• Characteristics of a Good Thesis Statement