Argumentative Reading and Writing CommonCore Lesson

The skills covered in this unit include: identifying multiple stances for a given claim, identifying the author’s claim on an argumentative text, vocabulary for argumentative writing, analyzing claims, evaluating author’s reasons, using ethos, logos, and pathos to back up an argument, the structure for an argumentative paragraph based on text, and graphic organizers. The text that was used in this example is from www.readworks.com and is titled “Making your Mark,” and presents claims about whether or not kids should be permitted to get tattoos and piercings, which is a high interest text for many students.

Standards: Ri3, RI8, and RI9. W1, W2, W9.