This lesson plan is for Lucy Calkins Units of Study for Teaching Writing: Grade 5, Unit 4: Argument; The Research Based Argument Essay. The lesson plan template includes the Common Core State Standards that are covered in the unit, domain specific vocabulary for the unit, teaching points/objectives for each day of the unit, and anchor charts for each of the teaching points. If you're familiar with the Units of Study, you already know that the books are quite wordy and filled with narratives. Thi