HS ELA Guide

●​ MLA Format (Nearpod) ●​ Evaluate ●​ Mini Moves for Writers Videos - Argument Writing Unit ●​ Write the World (competitions and writing groups for teens) ●​ Submit to school’s newspaper or literary journal ●​ New York Times Student Review Contest ●​ Turn it into an OpEd and submit to the newspaper ●​ Petition to the school Principal and BLT to change the current school cell phone policy. Multilingual Learners will interpret and construct language arts arguments by ●​ Analyzing use of rhetoric and details to advance point of view or purpose ●​ Support claims and refute counterclaims with valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence through… ○​ Literary devices to support evidence and interpretation (similes and metaphors, alliteration, idioms, figurative and sensory words/phrases) ●​ Logically organize claims, counterclaims, reasons, and evidence; offer a conclusion with recommendations through… ○​ Comparing/contrasting connectors to differentiate between claims and counterclaims (unlike, as opposed to, contrasted with, conversely, similarly, inspire of that)

Extension (Make it Real)

Language Expectations for Multilingual Learners

Source: WIDA English Language Development Standards Framework, 2020 Edition

Essential Vocabulary ●​ Significance of claims ●​ Varied Syntax

●​ Analysis ●​ Logical reasoning

●​ Interpreting evidence ●​ Relevancy ●​ Elaboration

Additional Resources Gallagher, Kelly and Penny Kittle. “Chapter 8: Argument.” 180 Days . Heinemann, 2018, p. 189-208. Hillocks, George Jr. Teaching Argument Writing, 6-12 . Heinemann, 2011.

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High School ELA, Page 87

Jun 2, 2025