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This Bundle includes the following lessons:

LESSON #1: This is the first editable PowerPoint (PPT) lesson plan in a series of four lessons. It covers the basic structure of an argumentative essay. It highlights the differences between an opinion essay and an argumentative (or persuasive) essay - specifically the "call to action." It includes a model essay for students to analyze. The model essay presents one author's opinion about mandatory school dress codes. It discusses how an argumentative essay conforms to the five-paragraph essay structure (including an introduction, 3 body paragraphs, and a conclusion).

Students are reminded that the introduction should hook the reader, map out where you are going with the essay, and directly state a thesis.

The body paragraphs should each have a topic sentence and supporting details that support the thesis.

The conclusion should signal the end of the writing, summarize the main points, restate the thesis, calls the audience to action, and share a concluding thought.

This introductory lesson walks students through how to write a thesis statement and support their thesis with reasons, facts, details, and examples. Students are given graphic organizers to assist them with brainstorming their first argumentative essay. Tables are checklists are also provided to help students analyze the model essay.

Homework asks students to draft an argumentative essay on one of several different topics.

LESSON #2: This is the second editable PowerPoint (PPT) lesson plan in a series of four lessons. It reviews the basic structure of an argumentative essay. It highlights the need for an argumentative essay to "call the audience to action," and includes language instruction on how students can do this. It discusses how an argumentative essay conforms to the five-paragraph essay structure (including an introduction, 3 body paragraphs, and a conclusion).

This lesson covers different types of evidence that students can use to support their arguments (Statistics, Results of Studies, Personal Experience, Expert Feedback/Opinion, Emotional Pleas, Logic/Practicality). Along with this, it introduces language for presenting evidence. Students are given tables are checklists to complete peer editing on one another's essays that they wrote for homework in the first lesson.

Homework asks students to publish their first argumentative essay based on the feedback they received in class.

LESSON #3: This is the third editable PowerPoint (PPT) lesson plan in a series of four lessons. It reviews the basic structure of an argumentative essay. It discusses how an argumentative essay conforms to the five-paragraph essay structure (including an introduction, 3 body paragraphs, and a conclusion).

This lesson introduces students to writing about controversial issues. Student practice anticipating counterarguments in the brainstorming process and including rebuttals for these counterarguments in their essays. Students are introduced to two different strategies for structuring the body of their essay (including counterarguments in a separate paragraph or weaving it into their original body paragraphs). Students are also introduced to language for introducing and rebutting counterarguments.

This lesson includes graphic organizers and checklists to help students draft their first argumentative essay including counterarguments.

Homework asks students to draft their first argumentative essay including counterarguments.

LESSON #4: This is the fourth editable PowerPoint (PPT) lesson plan in a series of four lessons. It reviews the basic structure of an argumentative essay. It reviews notions of argument and counterargument in argumentative writing. It discusses how an argumentative essay conforms to the five-paragraph essay structure (including an introduction, 3 body paragraphs, and a conclusion).

This lesson highlights problems writers run into when trying to address counterarguments and how to avoid them. It also addresses audience awareness and how this impacts the manner in which writers address counterarguments. Finally, this lesson includes tables and checklists to help students work through the peer editing process. They will share the essays that they wrote in the last lesson.

Homework asks students to publish their first argumentative essay including counterarguments.

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