January 19, 2016

Objective:  I can organize my evidence for my argumentative essay and write a topic paragraph to support my first reason.

BW:  After reading the exemplar, answer these questions:  What is the student’s claim?  What is the student’s reason?  Write one sentence that the student uses to provide evidence for this reason.  Write another one.

Activities:

  1.  Share Out:  Discuss items above.
  2. Reflection Paragraph:  Write a paragraph with at least four or five details that describes the Freedom Riders’ Scene.
  3. Complete each side of your organizer for the argumentative essay:  Essay Organizer Side 1 and Essay Organizer Side 2
  4. Write your first paragraph to support your claim with the reason clearly stated in the topic sentence(first one).  Use two pieces of evidence and underline each one.
  5. Reminder:  I am available after school to answer questions about the argumentative essay or any make-up work that might be essential for writing the essay. (movie clips, essay research, worksheets, etc.)