Middle School English Language Arts Instructional Guide

Sample Formative Assessments

Mini-Debate

●​ Activity: Students will participate in a mini-debate where they present and defend their claims against opposing claims. ●​ Objective: To assess students' ability to articulate and defend their arguments orally. Argument Map ●​ Activity: Students will create an argument map that visually represents their claim, reasons, evidence, counterclaims, and rebuttals. ●​ Objective: To assess students' ability to logically organize their argument and understand the relationships between different parts of their argument.

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