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Lesson 5: Yeah, But...
Description
Students meet “Yabbut Rabbit” and learn how to flesh out the support for their arguments by developing counterargument. Using the technique they learn in this lesson, students add arguments to their bubble charts.
Objectives
The student will:
- Formulate counterarguments by creating “yeah, but” responses to statements of fact and opinion
- Use counterarguments to strengthen the arguments begun in Lesson 4.
Lesson Prep
PRINT
the overhead materials if you are not using the Power Point. You will need to create one overhead transparency from the master you print.
Step by Step
ASK students to prepare for class by getting out the bubble charts they created in the “No Rambling Allowed” lesson.
WORK THROUGH the Power Point presentation or the Overhead Transparency Guide and Master to show students how to use evidence in favor of one argument to create evidence supporting the opposite argument.
DISTRIBUTE one “Yeah, but...” worksheet to each student.
READ through the worksheet examples with the class
TELL students to think up evidence to rebut the six arguments at the bottom of the worksheet and complete the “Yeah, but” sentences.
ASK random students to share their “yeah, but” answers with the class.
TELL students they will learn to use the “yeah, but” technique to add more arguments to their bubble charts. This will make their overall arguments even stronger.
GIVE students the rest of the period to add “yeah, but” arguments to their own bubble charts about the band t-shirt issue. Suggest that they add at least three more items to each bubble chart.
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