PPT-Argumentative Writing

Norma Dillard Spartanburg Writing Project June 2014 gtRoadblock gtDescription gt3 practice activities political video DBQ gt Goals gtSummationQampA Agenda I am constantly challenged to create new and innovative ways to enhance my students interest in topics related to Social Studies and to help them enhance their abilities to formulate points of view using evidence and prior knowledge A major portion of this task includes effective . Have your parental counterpoints out on your desk. I’m going to come around and check for a grade. . While I’m checking, turn your orange parent letter in to the class tray. . You will also get your thesis drafts back from yesterday. Keep these out. You will need them later on in class. . It . all . comes down to 5 letters: CERCA!. Wait . . . What is an argumentative essay? . An Argumentative essay . aims to persuade, argue, convince, or prove something to a reader who may or may not agree with you. . Structure. Discursive Writing. The structure of discursive essays is . traditional. .. You should remain . impartial. and look . fairly. at . both sides . of the situation.. Discursive Writing. The introduction should not have an opinion nor suggest any conclusion. PARCC Assessment. August. . 2014. Vincent Segalini. DISCLAIMER!. The writing rubrics for the PARCC assessment were created to score on-demand writing tasks for an assessment. They are more general than writing rubrics that would be used to score writing in the classroom. Remember:. Step 1: Eye on Technology. 11. th. Grade. Performance Assessment Booklet. Terminology of Argumentative Texts. Term. Example from. Marion’s Essay. audience. Anyone who drives. ; public transportation. Writing. Discuss these questions:. (1) What kinds of issues get people “excited”?. Are these . economic. ? . Social. ? Something else?. (2) Do these issues have strong arguments for . BOTH. What do I need to demonstrate through the assessment task.. What is an argumentative essay. . Task:. Your SAC:. “Giving media . organisations. total control over content would be detrimental to Australian audiences.” To what extent is this true?. Structure. Discursive Writing. The structure of discursive essays is . traditional. .. You should remain . impartial. and look . fairly. at . both sides . of the situation.. Discursive Writing. The introduction should not have an opinion nor suggest any conclusion. The aim of writing argumentative essays is to . convince. or . persuade. the reader. . O. ne attempts to . change the reader’s mind. and . convince the reader. to agree with the point of view or claim of the writer. . ARGUMENTATIVE WRITING. Writing to state an opinion, or CLAIM. Argumentative writing is NOT solely stating an opinion or whining about what you think and begging others to think the same.. You must use facts, reasons, evidence/examples and explanations to force and support your claim (opinion) as valid.. Here are some examples that you may use: . Should school uniforms be enforced everywhere? . Should . men get paternity leave from work. ? . Are . we too dependent on computers. ?. . Should animals be used for research. Overview on Argumentative Essay Topic. Quite Review on Argumentative Writing . Source analysis . *. Persuasion. = a process aimed at changing a person’s (or a group’s) attitude or behavior toward some event, idea or object, by using written words to convey information, feelings or reasoning . The Riddle . The one who makes it sells it.. The one who buys it is rarely the one who uses it.. The one who uses it doesn’t know he’s using it.. The Answer . A Coffin. . Goals for the Day. I can classify sentences by structure using my knowledge of clauses. . 180 Days of Writing is an easy-to-use resource that will teach first grade students to become better writers. Each two-week unit covers one writing standard centered on high-interest themes. Through daily practice that is easy to implement, students will strengthen their language and grammar skills while practicing the various steps of the writing process. Helpful tools are provided to help teachers differentiate instruction and for formative assessment. These standards-based activities correlate to state standards and lay the foundation for College and Career Readiness.