Argumentative Essay Writing Unit for Grades 6-8 (24 Lessons)
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This resource is a step-by-step guide to teaching argumentative writing! This is everything that you need to cover the key skills for argument writing with your middle school students! They will be engaged and provided the proper scaffolds they need for learning!
In this unit, students will be introduced to mentor argumentative essays so that they can see what a great essay looks like. They will slowly dip their toes into the argumentative writing world by making claims and addressing counterclaims, writing argumentative paragraphs, and then eventually working their way up to writing full argumentative essays!
Along the way, they will read high interest articles about cell phones in school, athlete salaries, physical education in school, and more! They will use interactive worksheets, games, group work, and so much more to learn the key concepts of argumentative writing! They will also take time to peer edit, review, and reflect on writing.
At the end of the unit, students will conference with the teacher to look at how they have grown and how they can continue to grow!
There are 24 lessons that could span for any amount of time that the teacher prefers. They are based on my own class periods--54 minutes.
I have included ESL/ELL scaffolds and supports in this resource. It is my goal for teachers to have everything they need within each resource that I provide. Because of this, I have put ESL Tips in each lesson plan, and I have included either advice or actual pages that teachers can use to provide their ESL students with everything they need!
Table of Contents:
Page 4: Product Overview
Page 5: ESL/ELL Resources Information
Pages 6-18: Lesson One—Terms to Know
Pages 19-26: Lesson Two—Mentor Essay
Pages 27-33: Lesson Three—Parts of an Argumentative Essay
Pages 34-40: Lesson Four—Making Claims
Pages 41-44: Lesson Five—Addressing Counterclaims
Pages 45-48: Counterclaim Reference Posters
Pages 49-58: Lesson Six—Argumentative Paragraph
Page 59: Lesson Seven—Argumentative Paragraph continued…
Pages 60-66: Lesson Eight—Rubric Understanding
Pages 67-76: Lesson Nine—Debate Texting Intro to Argument Topic
Pages 77-82: Lesson Ten—Do/What Chart
Pages 83-87: Lesson Eleven—Essay Planning
Pages 88-89: Lesson Twelve—Writing an Introduction & Peer Review
Pages 90-91: Lesson Thirteen—Writing Body Paragraph 1 & Peer Review
Pages 92-93: Lesson Fourteen—Writing Body Paragraph 2 & Peer Review
Pages 94-95: Lesson Fifteen—Writing Body Paragraph 3 & Peer Review
Pages 96-97: Lesson Sixteen—Writing the Conclusion & Peer Review
Pages 98-102: Lesson Seventeen—Peer Editing with Different Partners
Pages 103-110: Lesson Eighteen—Conferences and Self Reflection
Pages 111-115: Lesson Nineteen—Do/What Chart and First Read of Texts
Pages 116-121: Lesson Twenty—Essay Planning
Page 122-124: Lesson Twenty-One—Writing an Introduction and Body Paragraph 1
Page 125-126: Lesson Twenty-Two—Writing Body Paragraphs 2 & 3
Pages 127-131: Lesson Twenty-Three—Writing the Conclusion and Peer Reviewing
Pages 132-139: Lesson Twenty-Four—Conferences and Unit Reflection
Pages 140-172: Extra *BONUS* Resources
Pages 173-188: Additional ESL Pages/Worksheets/Supports
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