- •Argument Paragraph Writitng Basics – Prove Your Point Key Terms
- •Argument Concepts – Anchor Chart
- •In life- conflicts engaged in using language.
- •Take a Stand Activity
- •Evidence Types
- •Name that evidence type!
- •Claim: School lunches aren’t as healthy as they should be.
- •Task 1. Evidence Types Mini-Task
- •(Http://www.Bbc.Com/ / http://edition.Cnn.Com/ / http://www.Nationalgeographic.Com / http://www.Economist.Com/ )
- •Task 3. Argumentative Paragraph Evidence Chart (Factual)
- •Ie. Gum helps students learn.
- •Task 4. Argumentative Paragraph Evidence Chart (Anecdotal)
- •Ie. Gum helps students learn.
- •Credible Sources on the Internet
- •Task 5. Website Credibility Activity
- •Citing Sources
- •Commentary Anchor Chart
- •Questions for Writing Commentary – Ask Yourself:
- •The Importance of because
- •Use these verbs when writing commentary. Note the two verbs underlined in the sentences above.
- •Argument Paragraph Organization Anchor Chart
- •Commentary Examples & Practice
- •From “Is Junk Food Really Cheaper?” by Mark Bitman The New York Times September 24, 2011
- •Transition Words & Phrases Anchor Chart
- •Argument Paragraph Topic Sentence Anchor Chart
- •Sample Argument Paragraph Topic Sentence
- •Sentence dissection
Task 1. Evidence Types Mini-Task
Surf the internet and fill in the table:
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DEBATABLE CLAIM: Parking a car in Moscow is a problem.
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Anecdotal |
EVIDENCE #1
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Factual |
EVIDENCE #2
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Anecdotal |
EVIDENCE #3
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Factual |
EVIDENCE #4
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Task 2. Research Articles to Create a Debatable Claim
(Http://www.Bbc.Com/ / http://edition.Cnn.Com/ / http://www.Nationalgeographic.Com / http://www.Economist.Com/ )
Search the following topics to find available evidence:
Endangered Species Fast Food Climate Change Energy
Global Warming Virus Fast/junk food Obesity
After reading the articles on your topic, create a debatable claim statement that can be argued.
Debatable Claim:
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Task 3. Argumentative Paragraph Evidence Chart (Factual)
After reading the articles on your topic, create a debatable claim statement that can be argued.
Ie. Gum helps students learn.
Debatable Claim: ____________________________________________________________________
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Factual
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EVIDENCE #1
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Article Title
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Date/Author |
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Factual
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EVIDENCE #2
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Article Title
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Date/Author |
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Factual
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EVIDENCE #3
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Article Title
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Date/Author |
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Factual
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EVIDENCE #4
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Article Title
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Date/Author |
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Website source of Articles: _________________________________________
Task 4. Argumentative Paragraph Evidence Chart (Anecdotal)
After reading the articles on your topic, create a debatable claim statement that can be argued.