Analyze Claims & Reasons (Argument) RI.5.8 | School Uniform Debate Article#5-15

Nonfiction Article of the Week Club, Article #5-15: The School Uniform Debate

This is the fifteenth in a set of 25 informational text articles + activity packs designed to teach ALL of the reading informational text standards for 5th grade in a fun, rigorous, and easy to implement solution! The focus in this resource is on teaching students to analyze claims and reasons in an argument. Students will enjoy reading this high-interest article about the pros and cons of school uniform policies and the way they impact students, specifically.

Each article + activity pack includes these components:

-original article written at the 5th grade level

-modified version of each article

-professional audio recording of each article and modified article

-editable version of all activities and assessments

-digital Google Slides version of all articles and activities

-self-grading Google Forms assessments (3 per article)

-articles also included digitally via Google Docs

Here are the activities included (see preview file for full-page samples)

Activity 1 - Literal Comprehension Check (multiple choice)

Activity 2 - Literal Comprehension Check (open-ended) (alternate option for Act 1)

Activity 3 - Text Evidence Practice (annotation version)

Activity 4 - Text Evidence Practice (multiple choice version) (alternate option for Act 3)

Activity 5 - Skills focus (focuses on one CCSS skill)

Activity 6 - Integrating Sources Activity

Activity 7 - Skills Test

Activity 8 - Modified Skills Test (alternate option for Act 7)

Check the preview file for complete lesson plans and samples of this resource. If you'd like to assess the overall quality of the articles, questions, tests, etc., please check out this free unit that's set up the exact same way:

5-1 Main Idea and Key Details RI.5.2 Nonfiction Article + Activity Pack #5-1

You can also check out this blog post to find out more about the series.

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5-2: Skill RI.5.2 Summarize (Making a Mummy)

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5-4: Skill RI.5.3 Analyze Relationships in a Text (Volcano! The Eruption of the Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii)

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5-7: Skill RI.5.4 Domain-Specific Vocabulary (The Business of Halloween)

5-8: Skill RI.5.5 Analyze Text Structure (Fishing for Fins (Shark Finning))

5-9: Skill: RI.5.5 Analyze Text Structure (Red Tide)

5-10: Skill RI.5.6 Analyze Multiple Accounts & Point of View (One Person (Benevolence))

5-11: Skill RI.5.6 Analyze Multiple Accounts & Point of View (The Great Depression)

5-12: Skill Review RI.5.4, RI.5.5, RI.5.6 (Amazon.com How Do They Do It?)

5-13: MIDTERM Assessment RI.5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6 (Life With a Peanut Allergy)

5-14: Skill RI.5.8 Analyze Claims and Reasons in an Argument (Made in China: The Outsourcing of American Goods)

5-16: Skill RI.5.7 Answer Questions Using Multiple Sources (Forest Fires)

5-17: Skill RI.5.9 Integrate Info From Multiple Sources (Perseverance)

5-18: Skill RI.5.9 Integrate Info From Multiple Sources (Soaring (Early African American Pilots))

5-19: Review RI.5.7, RI.5.8, RI.5.9 (Germs!)

5-20: Skill RI.5.1 Cite Text Evidence (Responsible Citizenship)

5-21: Skill RI.5.3 Explain Relationships and RI.5.6 Perspective & POV (Girls in Sports)

5-22: Test Prep/Test Practice

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