February 16, 2017

Objective:  I can explain how textual evidence from “Lessons from Guns and a Goose” is used to show how Kristof’s techniques prove his claim.

BW:  Complete highlighting by using the non-yellow marker for claim evidence and the yellow marker for counterclaim evidence.

Activities:

  1.  Share Out:  Why does the writer devote so much space to the counterargument?  How does he refute a counterargument in the first part of the essay?
  2. Promethean Board: Completion of the sentence stem for “Why does it work?” will be explained.
  3.  Promethean Board: Complete the first frame of the “techniques/goals” worksheet.
  4. Think Pair/Share:  Complete another frame of the “techniques/goals” worksheet.
  5. HW:  Complete the first four frames of the “techniques/goals” worksheet.