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Building Evidence-Based Arguments: Grade 9 Unit PlanBuilding Evidence-Based Arguments: Grade 9 Unit Plan
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Grade
9th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Unit Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
28 days
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Collaborative Learning
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Year
2017
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Unit Plan

Building Evidence-Based Arguments: Grade 9

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This Building Evidence-Based Arguments: Grade 9 unit plan also includes:
  • Argumentation Text Sets - Grade 9
  • Delineating Arguments Tool- 3C
  • Delineating Arguments Tool- 4C
  • Forming EBC Tool
  • Connecting Ideas Handout
  • EBA Terms
  • Evidence-Based Writing Rubric
  • Guiding Questions Handout
  • EBA Criteria Checklist
  • Text-Centered Discussion Checklist
  • Model Argument - Baseball Sharks
  • Model Argument - Course Scheduling
  • Model Argument - Facebook
  • Model Argument - School Conflict
  • Model Argument - Twitter
  • All Materials (.zip)
  • Argumentation Unit Text Sets Grade 9 (.pdf)
  • Delineating Arguments Tool - 3C (.pdf)
  • Delineating Arguments Tool - 4C (.pdf)
  • Forming Evidence-Based Claims Tool (pdf)
  • Connecting Ideas Handout (.pdf)
  • Evidence-Based Arguments Terms (.pdf)
  • Evidence-Based Writing Rubric (.pdf)
  • Guiding Questions Handout (.pdf)
  • Evidence-Based Arguments Criteria Checklist (.pdf)
  • Text-Centered Discussions Checklist (.pdf)
  • Model Argument - Baseball Sharks (.pdf)
  • Model Argument - Course Scheduling (.pdf)
  • Model Argument - Facebook (.pdf)
  • Model Argument - School Conflict (.pdf)
  • Model Argument - Twitter (.pdf)
  • Program Guide (.pdf)
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High schoolers investigate the dilemma of a proportional response with a lesson about the history of terrorism and militant extremists in the United States. As they examine memos from the FBI and speeches from President Bush and Obama, class members build a comprehensive grasp on the issue and eventually write an argumentative essay with textual evidence.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

research writing, evaluating claims, evidence, supporting evidence, textual evidence, persuasive arguments, argumentative writing, informational texts, reading nonfiction, nonfiction texts

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Create citations as a class of the sources immediately after reading to help with a works cited page
  • Consider constructing free-form stations for your class as they work on their papers to help you keep track of writers and where they are in the writing process

Classroom Considerations

  • May require a lesson that builds prior knowledge on world events

Pros

  • Resource offers an incredible list of mixed media supplementals to support learning
  • Material extends to social studies 
  • Easy to differentiate instruction

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RI.9-10.1 RI.9-10.2 RI.9-10.3 RI.9-10.4 RI.9-10.5 RI.9-10.6 RI.9-10.7 RI.9-10.8 RI.9-10.9 W.9-10.1.a W.9-10.2.a W.9-10.4 W.9-10.5 W.9-10.9.a SL.9-10.1.a

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