Lesson 4: No Rambling Allowed

Lesson Plan

Students begin to organize their arguments and evidence both for and against the rule banning band t-shirts. Students learn the necessity of clear…

Overview

Students begin to organize their arguments and evidence both for and against the rule banning band t-shirts. Students learn the necessity of clear organization, generate main and supporting arguments, and create idea webs to organize the evidence they gathered in the last lesson.

Grade Levels

  • 6-8

Learning Objectives

  • Compare well-organized supporting arguments with poorly-organized ones
  • Deconstruct a well-organized argument
  • Develop main and supporting arguments
  • Use a graphic organizer to organize arguments and evidence

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