Middle School English Language Arts Instructional Guide

●​ Objective: To assess students' ability to organize their arguments logically and support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.

Style and Conventions Checklist

●​ Activity: Students write a short-answer response and use a checklist to ensure they have used appropriate language, style, and conventions.

●​ Objective: To assess students' ability to use appropriate language and style for their audience and purpose.

Socratic Seminar

●​ Activity: Students will engage in a structured discussion to analyze argumentative claims related to a specific topic. They will use evidence from credible sources, clarify relationships between claims and evidence, and consider appropriate conventions and style. ●​ Objective: Students will demonstrate their ability to critically evaluate argumentative claims, support them with evidence, and engage in an academic conversation.

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