Argument and Debate QUARTER 2 BUNDLE

This bundle covers ELA 2nd QUARTER-ARGUMENT AND DEBATE and INFORMATIONAL TEXT using digital, interactive workshops. Appropriate for the 6th-8th grade CCSS standards band.

Students will explore a variety of argumentative literature, websites, videos, podcasts, and essays to learn about and analyze the elements of argumentation. They will use the digital, interactive workshops with scaffolding to craft their own debate, argumentative essay, objective summaries, and short constructed responses.

This quarter bundle is perfectly sequenced and ready for you to share to your Google Classroom or any major LMS. Perfect for IN CLASS, DISTANCE LEARNING, AND HOMESCHOOLING.

SMART MAP includes: calendar, planner, standards, note-keeping, and more.

This bundle is part of a FULL YEAR CURRICULUM:

Scope and Sequence For YEARLY Curriculum:

QUARTER 1 - Reading Literature and Narrative Writing

QUARTER 2- Informational Text and Argument/Debate

QUARTER 3- Informational Text and Informative Writing

QUARTER 4- Literature Review, Informational Text and Research Writing

FULL YEAR BUNDLE AVAILABLE HERE

QUARTER 1: FICTION & NARRATIVE WRITING

Reading Literature

• Analyze literary elements, devices, and techniques.
  • Novels
  • Short films
  • Passages
  • Test Prep
  • Constructed Response Writing
  • Narrative Writing
  • Summary Writing
  • Literary Analysis

Writing: Narrative

• Use literary elements, devices, and techniques to craft written responses and an analysis.
  • Constructed Response Writing
  • Narrative Writing
  • Summary Writing
  • Literary Analysis
  • Test Prep

QUARTER 2: NON-FICTION & ARGUMENT/DEBATE (this bundle)

Reading

• Analyze elements of argumentation using informational texts.
  • Articles
  • Passages
  • Sample Essays
  • Documentary Videos
  • Various Research 
  • ProCon.org
  • Debate

Writing (this bundle)

• Craft argumentative writing using the elements of argumentation and write responses to prompts. 
  • Argumentative Essay
  • Objective Summaries
  • Constructed Responses using RACE strategy

QUARTER 3: NON-FICTIONAL & INFORMATIONAL TEXT AND WRITING

Reading

Students will read and analyze a variety of informational text such as informative articles from Psychology Today that focus on human behavior and tendencies such as: narcissism, stereotyping and biases, privilege, confirmation bias, and gaslighting. They will learn to analyze textual evidence, find the central idea, draw inferences, and understand the purposes and types of informative writing:

• Inform
• Explain
• Present
• Compare/Contrast
• Analyze
• Describe
• Classify

Writing

Students will use the knowledge and skills gained from the reading and learning section to craft various writings:

• Constructed Responses
• Objective Summaries
• Informative Essay

QUARTER 4: NON-FICTION-RESEARCH & FICTION REVIEW

Reading

• Articles
• Passages
• Sample essays
• Podcasts

Writing & Research Project

• Videos/Tutorials
• Design a Social Research Experiment
• Write a Research  Paper
• Review Plot, Theme, Conflict, Dialogue, & Setting With Short Film