Argument Writing Introduction & Argumentative Essay Escape Room Reading Activity

Argument Writing Introduction & Argumentative Essay Escape Room Reading Activity: This argument writing reading escape room style challenge is a new and fun way to engage your students and improve their understanding of argument writing. The detailed presentation introduces the 5 main parts of an argument like claims, reasons, evidence, counterclaims and rebuttals with clear examples. The highlight of the resource is the engaging escape room-style challenge, where students read an original narrative back story where they stumble upon the location of the long lost city of Mermaids in the library archives and try to find it. Then, they must collaborate in groups to crack an argument writing-related challenge to solve the puzzle and find the passphrase to unlock the door so they can enter the ancient underground City of Mermaids.

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Included in This Argument Writing Escape Room Challenge Reading Activity:

➡️ Argument Writing Presentation Slides: Use these PowerPoint presentation slides to guide the argument writing lesson and activity with instructional slides on the 5 main parts of an argument like claims, reasons, evidence, counterclaims and rebuttals. Also included are activity prompts, the narrative story text, story conclusion slides, and answer keys for review.

➡️ Escape From the Underwater Mermaid City Narrative Back Story: Next, students are ready to put what they have learned into action! They will begin the challenge by reading a short backstory that sets up the escape room challenge. An intrepid adventurer discovers evidence of the fabled City of Mermaids while researching in a library and embarks on a mission to find it. The adventurer discovers a treasure chest with clues to a complex puzzle that must be solved to unlock the door to an ancient underground City of Mermaids!

➡️ Argument Writing Escape Room Style Challenge: In this interactive escape-room style argument writing challenge, students must first read argumentative texts and identify the main parts of an argument. Then, they will sort quote cards into the proper categories to reveal a hidden passphrase to unlock the ancient door!

How This Argument Writing Escape Room Challenge Reading Activity Works:

• Use the PowerPoint presentation to guide you through each element of the argument writing lesson and activity. The slides will help you teach the 5 main parts of an argument: claims, reasons, evidence, counterclaims and rebuttals. It will also introduce the story and challenge, and review the answers.
• Read the narrative story as a class to hook students and introduce the argument writing activity challenge.
• Once you have taught students about the 5 main parts of an argument and read the story, students are ready to try the reading challenge!
• When students find the answer, you can share the conclusion slides to wrap up the story.

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