{"id":896,"date":"2018-11-07T09:58:02","date_gmt":"2018-11-07T14:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sabbaghela\/?p=896"},"modified":"2018-11-07T09:58:02","modified_gmt":"2018-11-07T14:58:02","slug":"argumentative-writing-unit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sabbaghela\/2018\/11\/07\/argumentative-writing-unit\/","title":{"rendered":"Argumentative Writing Unit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For the next three weeks, students will be focusing on the following skills:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Writing a strong claim.<\/li>\n<li>Citing Evidence from Credible Sources<\/li>\n<li>Introducing MLA citation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Language Arts students will be examining this prompt:\u00a0 Should teenagers be allowed to make medical decisions regardless of what their parents or doctors might say?<\/p>\n<p>Students will be using the following sources:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>My Sister&#8217;s Keeper\u00a0<\/em> film\u00a0 (2009)<\/li>\n<li>Chicago Tribune 2015 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/news\/opinion\/editorials\/ct-cancer-chemo-teen-0114-20150113-story.html\">Editorial<\/a>, &#8220;Saving a teen from cancer&#8230; and her own impulses.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jlgh.org\/JLGH\/media\/Journal-LGH-Media-Library\/Past%20Issues\/Volume%204%20-%20Issue%202\/v4_i2_OConnor.pdf\">Medical Journal<\/a> &#8220;What Rights Do Minors Have to Refuse Medical Treatment&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>The Guardian 2016 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/lifeandstyle\/2016\/sep\/26\/should-children-be-able-to-give-consent-for-medical-treatment\">article<\/a> &#8220;Should children be able to give consent for medical treatment?&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Medical School <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.einstein.yu.edu\/the-ethical-dilemma-of-forced-chemotherapy-on-a-teen\/\">Blog<\/a> The Ethical Dilemma of Forced Chemotherapy on a Teen&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Academic Medical <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/children-should-be-more-involved-in-healthcare-decisions-that-affect-them-74228\">Journal<\/a>: Children should be more involved in healthcare decisions that affect them.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Kids Health <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/children-should-be-more-involved-in-healthcare-decisions-that-affect-them-74228\">Entry<\/a>: Giving Teens a Voice in Health Care Decisions<\/li>\n<li>New York Times <a href=\"https:\/\/parenting.blogs.nytimes.com\/2009\/05\/11\/when-a-child-refuses-chemotherapy\/\">article<\/a> &#8220;When a Child Refuses Chemotherapy&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In preparation for this unit, students will be working on finding strong evidence (Standard 10.1),\u00a0 writing a strong claim (Standard 10.2), and supporting their claim and evidence with solid reasoning.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">TIMELINE* FOR Argumentative Writing Unit:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Brainstorming (in-class) Thursday, November 8th<\/li>\n<li>Outline due Monday, November 13th<\/li>\n<li>Rough Draft (in-class) Tuesday, November 14th &#8211; Thursday, November 16th<\/li>\n<li>Rough Draft DUE Monday, November 19th<\/li>\n<li>Peer-Edits &amp; Revisions Monday, November 19th and Tuesday, November 20th<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Students&#8217; argumentative essays are due November 29th &#8211; uploaded via Google Classroom.<\/p>\n<p>*Of course, due dates are subject to change based on students&#8217; progress with each step of the writing process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the next three weeks, students will be focusing on the following skills: Writing a strong claim. 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