Argument Essay, Day 7

Note: Binders will be due on Friday, March 8, 2013. No late binders will be accepted.

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 prepositions and prepositional phrases in a sentence.
• I can establish a strong claim.
• I can use credible sources.
• I can include relevant evidence for and against an argument.
• I can use transitions to clarify relationships.
• I can use a formal style.
• I can use revision and editing strategies to improve my writing.

IPI: Level 6
Bloom's: Level 6

Note: Binders will be due on Friday, March 8, 2013. No late binders will be accepted.

Task List:

1. Students will practice identifying prepositions and prepositional phrases in example sentences on the board. Note: Quiz will be tomorrow!
2. Students will write their third body paragraph (the counter-argument).
3. Students will participate in a revision activity for their counter-argument body paragraph.

Resources:

• Rubric