Starter Resource Set
Text Set Bibliographies
Additional Texts on Competitive Sports
Session 1 — Weighing Evidence to Form Considered Positions
Sample Teacher Essay: "Get Off That Couch and Play!"
Anchor chart: How to Write an Argument
Session 2 — Take Your Argument into a Scrimmage: Debating to Test and Strengthen a Position
Anchor chart: How to Write an Argument
Session 3 — Bam! Bolstering Positions by Adding Relevant Evidence
Chart: How to Write a Literary Essay about Character
Argument Writing Checklist, Grades 6 and 7
Chart: When Ranking & Choosing Evidence, Writers Ask...
Anchor chart: How to Write an Argument
Chart: Guidelines for Source Citations and References
Session 4 — Stay with Me Now: Balancing Evidence with Analysis
Chart: Guidelines for Source Citations and References
Chart: Ways to Analyze Evidence and Get Others to Follow Your Argument
Anchor chart: How to Write an Argument
FIG. 4-3 chart: Transitions to Analyze Quotes
Session 5 — Taking Stock
Argument Writing Checklist, Grade 7
Link: Examples of Punctuation Changing Meaning
Session 6 — Forming Coalition Groups
Additional Texts on Competitive Sports
Alternate Version of Session 6
Session 7 — Bringing a Critical Perspective to Your Research
Chart: Questions to Ask the Text When Reading with a Critical Eye
Additional Texts on Competitive Sports
Graph: Total Female Emergency Room Visits by Sport
Anchor chart: How to Write an Argument
Links: "Flavored Milk" video and quantitative data resources
Session 8 — Debating to Prepare to Draft
Chart: Let's Argue About Texts
Session 9 — Introducing and Writing Your Argument
Chart: Ways to Introduce an Argument
Chart: Checklist for Creating Body Paragraphs
Chart: Ways to Conclude Argument Writing
Chart: Techniques for Powerful Conclusions
Anchor chart: How to Write an Argument
Session 10 — Self-Assessment with an Eye Toward Counterargument
Argument Writing Checklist, Grade 7
Anchor chart: How to Write an Argument
Learning Progression for Argument Writing
Chart: Phrases to Use to Acknowledge and Rebut Counterclaims
Session 11 — Studying Author's Craft, Including Rhetorical Devices
Chart: Argument Writers Aim Toward Goals Such As...
Chart: Argument Writers Use Techniques Such As...
URL for Dan Pink's TED talk, "The Puzzle of Motivation"
Argument Writing Checklist, Grades 7 and 8
Chart: Team Policy Debate Format
Session 12 — When Company Comes: Knowing When and How to Maintain a Formal Tone
Examples of Formal and Informal Writing
Anchor chart: How to Write an Argument
Argument Writing Checklist, Grades 7 and 8
Session 13 — Celebration: Symposium
Argument Writing Checklist, Grades 7 and 8
FIG. 13-1 Jillian's essay arguing against competitive sports
FIG. 13-2 Gracie's essay on the risks of competitive sports
Session 14 — Taking Opportunities to Stand and Be Counted
Text Set: Eco Carbon Footprint
Text Set: Pets in the Classroom
Chart: Steps Activists Take to Make a Difference
Anchor chart: How to Write an Argument
Session 15 — Revising by Qualifying Your Claim
Argument Writing Checklist, Grades 7 and 8
Session 16 — Revising with Logical Fallacies in Mind: Evaluating Evidence
Chart: Some Common Logical Fallacies
Anchor chart: How to Write an Argument
Session 17 — Cyberactivism
Learning Progression for Argument Writing
FIG. 17-1 Hayley's final essay on childhood obesity
FIG. 17-2 Emma's final essay on libraries