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Lesson 1: So You Think You Can Argue
Description
Prepare students for persuasive writing by introducing them to the concept of making an argument. Students discover there’s a difference between “arguing” and making an argument in support of a position, and that making an argument is a learned skill that doesn’t depend on how you feel about an issue.
Objectives
The student will use a guided notetaking worksheet to:
- Define “argument” and “persuasive writing”
- Identify the importance of persuasive writing by looking at examples of situations where persuasive writing is useful in real life
- Compare main arguments and supporting arguments
- Construct main arguments from short sample scenarios
- Evaluate supporting arguments by identifying which main arguments the supporting arguments back up
Lesson Prep
Step by Step
ANTICIPATE by giving the script cards at the bottom of this page to two student volunteers. Read the scripts with the volunteers. First, ask the class which student is more likely to convince the teacher not to give homework. Second, ask students to silently think of one thing Student B’s argument has that A’s argument does not have, and tell a partner. Last, ask whether B’s argument would have been just as effective if all B had said was “there are a lot of away games this week” without any explanation. Discuss briefly with the class.
OPTION A: INTERACTIVE POWER POINT PRESENTATION
DISTRIBUTE one “So You Think You Can Argue” guided notetaker worksheet to each student.
WORK THROUGH the Power Point presentation while following the Teacher Guide and the Presentation Guide. For some parts of the presentation, students will fill in blanks on their guided notetaker worksheets. Other slides contain interactive questions and answers.
CLOSE with the mini quiz at the end of the presentation. The very last slide of the presentation lets you anticipate the next lesson.
OPTION B: INTERACTIVE LESSON--WORKSHEET ONLY
DISTRIBUTE one “So You Think You Can Argue” guided teaching worksheet to each student.
WORK THROUGH the guided teaching worksheet with students. Use the Teacher’s Guide for the guided teaching worksheet.
CLOSE with the true/false activity on the Active Participation Guide.
Recommended Sequence
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Power Point Slides
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