Objective:  I can write the second supporting paragraph of the rhetorical analysis for “Lessons from Guns and a Goose” through peer evaluation of my elbow partner’s and my own first supporting paragraph.

BW:  Watch the video of the SAT writing component.  Write a reflection of five sentences or more about your thoughts regarding the challenge of this assessment.  Am I ready?

Activities:

1.  Share Out:  Volunteers will read aloud their reflections.
2. Promethean Board:  Review the “key words” on the Argumentative Rubric for Organization, Evidence, and Reasoning.
3. Think Pair/Share:  With your elbow partner, score the exemplar by using the three components of Organization, Evidence, and Reasoning.
4. Random Share Out:  Students will be asked to share their findings.
5. Think Pair/Share:  Students will score their elbow partner’s first supporting paragraph.
6. Independent Study:  Each student will write a reflection about his/her elbow partner’s score and submit it to the partner.
7. Share Out:  If time allows, students will read aloud reflections of their work.