Objective: I can identify the claim, counterclaim, and supporting evidence for each in the “smartphone” AOW by completing the suggested steps in the Claim Method Worksheet and by consulting with my elbow partner.
BW: Turn this title into a question: “Having Your Smartphone Nearby Takes a Toll on Your Thinking.” Write the question in Step 1 of your worksheet.
Activities:
- Share Out: What is your question?
- Independent Study: Read at a normal rate to find a sentence that best answers the question. Put an asterisk by it.
- Turn-and-Talk: Which sentence best answers the question? Why?
- Share Out: Which sentence best answers the question? Why?
- Independent Study: Students will write the claim in their own words.
- Share Out: What is the claim in your own words? If that is the claim, what is the opposite idea or counterclaim?
- Think Pair/Share: Place an asterisk by a quote or piece of evidence that supports the claim.
- Share Out: What is a good quote from the article that provides specific detail that supports the claim?
- Think Pair/Share: Place two asterisks by a quote that supports the counterclaim.
- Share Out: What is a good quote that supports the counterclaim?
- HW: Complete the first three steps of the Claim Method Worksheet for submission tomorrow at the beginning of the hour. Do not complete Step #4.