BHS ELA Instructional Guide

● What considerations should be addressed regarding the audience’s knowledge /values/biases of the topic or text? ● What words will assist the reader in clarifying the relationship between the claim and reasons? ● Is your piece in the appropriate style for the audience? ● Does your concluding statement support the argument presented? Additional Supports / Professional Resources

UEN Prompts and Student Samples 9thGrade ● Argumentative Writing Prompt (pdf)

● Argumentative Annotated Samples (pdf) ● Argumentative Unannotated Samples (pdf) ● Argumentative Essay Writing Rubric (Grades 6-11) (pdf) 10thGrade ● Argumentative Writing Prompt (pdf) ● Argumentative Annotated Samples (pdf) ● Argumentative Unannotated Samples (pdf) ● Argumentative Essay Writing Rubric (Grades 6-11) (pdf)

UEN Resource Page on Argumentative Writing - includes resources and lesson plans

Collins, Brittany. “Teaching the Writing Process.” Write the World, 9 May 2024, blog.writetheworld.org/teaching-the-writing-process. Gallagher, Kelly and Penny Kittle. “Chapter 8: Argument.” 180Days . Heinemann, 2018, p. 189-208. Hillocks, George Jr. Teaching Argument Writing, 6-12 . Heinemann, 2011. Hockman, Judith C. and Natalie Wexler. “Chapter 8: Take a Stand: Writing Opinion, Pro-Con, and Argumentative Essays.” The Writing Revolution. Jossey-Bass, 2017, p. 179-203. Kittle, Penny. “Chapter 8: The Art of Persuasion.” Write Beside Them . Heinemann, 2008, p. 130-150. Louden, Kristy. “What If We Taught Argument in Every Class?” Cult of Pedagogy, 19 Mar. 2017, https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/good-thinking-erik-palmer/

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