OBJECTIVE: Students will compose an argument about what happened in a photograph using claims, evidence, and warrant.
Opening Activity 1: EXPLAIN THE CONCEPTS OF CLAIMS, EVIDENCE, AND WARRANTS SO THAT A FIVE-YEAR-OLD CHILD WOULD UNDERSTAND IT. INCLUDE SIMPLIFIED BUT ACCURATE DEFINITIONS AND A CLEAR EXAMPLE OR TWO THAT A FIVE-YEAR-OLD MIGHT RELATE TO.
OPENING ACTIVITY 2: Review and ID Practice
You need to underline, bracket, or box each sentence.
INSTRUCTION: Writing an Argument You can start ANYWHERE. There is no formula. There is no pattern.
Start with the Warrant
As a rule, when people walk down a staircase, they tend to hold onto the bannister to steady them as they descend. Arthur was found with a glass in his left hand. The bannister in the Volupides home is on the left side. Common sense suggests that if he had been descending the staircase, he would have had his glass in his right hand. Therefore, I believe that Queenie is lying.
Start with the Evidence
Arthur was found with a glass in his left hand. The bannister in the Volupides home is on the left side. As a rule, when people walk down a staircase, they tend to hold onto the bannister to steady them as they descend. Common sense suggests that if he had been descending the staircase, he would have had his glass in his right hand. Therefore, I believe that Queenie is lying.
Start with the Claim
I believe that Queenie is lying in her report about what happened to her husband Arthur. Arthur was found with a glass in his left hand. The bannister in the Volupides home is on the left side. As a rule, when people walk down a staircase, they tend to hold onto the bannister to steady them as they descend. Common sense suggests that if he had been descending the staircase, he would have had his glass in his right hand.
Start with the Warrant
As a rule, when people walk down a staircase, they tend to hold onto the bannister to steady them as they descend. Arthur was found with a glass in his left hand. The bannister in the Volupides home is on the left side. Common sense suggests that if he had been descending the staircase, he would have had his glass in his right hand. Therefore, I believe that Queenie is lying.
Start with the Evidence
Arthur was found with a glass in his left hand. The bannister in the Volupides home is on the left side. As a rule, when people walk down a staircase, they tend to hold onto the bannister to steady them as they descend. Common sense suggests that if he had been descending the staircase, he would have had his glass in his right hand. Therefore, I believe that Queenie is lying.
Start with the Claim
I believe that Queenie is lying in her report about what happened to her husband Arthur. Arthur was found with a glass in his left hand. The bannister in the Volupides home is on the left side. As a rule, when people walk down a staircase, they tend to hold onto the bannister to steady them as they descend. Common sense suggests that if he had been descending the staircase, he would have had his glass in his right hand.
Practice: Writing an argument
Closure:3 things you Learned
2 things you Want to Know 1 thing you are Struggling With |
Highlight your Argument:
Claim=Yellow Evidence= Green Warrant= Blue |