Argument Essay, Day 3

Note: All late work must be turned in by Wednesday, March 6th, in order to assure credit on the 3rd quarter grade report.

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 participials and participial phrases in a sentence.
• I can record and organize relevant information.
• I can write a thesis statement.

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

Note: All late work must be turned in by Wednesday, March 6th, in order to assure credit on the 3rd quarter grade report.

Task List:

1. Students will take the participial phrase quiz.
2. Students will finish working on research for their argumentative essay.
3. Students will begin working on their graphic organizers.

Resources:

• Rubric