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Grades level iconsGrades 6–8
Session time icon2-3 Sessions, 60 Minutes Each
Genre information iconInformational, Media, Persuasive
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State Your Claim: Argumentative Writing

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Alana Herron, 826 Digital Educator Leader
Students will craft an argument about a controversial topic they hold a personal connection to and record their argument to persuade their audience.
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What Your Students Will Learn

Your students will learn how to craft a stance on a controversial issue, including rational and a counterargument.

Common Core Standards
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.1 Common Core Standards Icon
Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.1.B Common Core Standards Icon
Support claim(s) with clear reasons and relevant evidence, using credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.6 Common Core Standards Icon
Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others; demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills to type a minimum of three pages in a single sitting.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.7.1 Common Core Standards Icon
Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.7.1.B Common Core Standards Icon
Support claim(s) with logical reasoning and relevant evidence, using accurate, credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.7.6 Common Core Standards Icon
Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and link to and cite sources as well as to interact and collaborate with others, including linking to and citing sources.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.1 Common Core Standards Icon
Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.1.B Common Core Standards Icon
Support claim(s) with logical reasoning and relevant evidence, using accurate, credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.6 Common Core Standards Icon
Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and present the relationships between information and ideas efficiently as well as to interact and collaborate with others.
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What Your Students Will Produce

Students will make a recording sharing their argumentative writing and stance on a controversial topic.

What You Will Do

Share the “State Your Claim” writing graphic organizer handout with students.

Students will:

  1. Identity a controversial topic they have a personal connection to.
  2. Review and identify key terms used in argumentative writing.
  3. Explore their personal connection to their writing topic.
  4. Develop their stance using online tools.
  5. Research their topic to refine their stance and beliefs.
  6. Revise their work.
  7. Record their writing to persuade their target audience.
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