Session 1 — Debating Positions to Develop a Complex Argument
Mentor Text: "High-Jinks: Shoot-Out"
Exemplar position paper: Letter to Mayor Bloomberg
Session 2 — Flash-Drafting Arguments while Working on Specific Writing Goals
Argument Writing Checklist, Grade 8
Anchor chart: How to Write an Argument (Grade 7)
Exemplar position paper: Letter to Mayor Bloomberg
Anchor chart: How to Write a Position Paper
Session 3 — Angling Evidence to Support Specific Points
Anchor chart: How to Write a Position Paper
Chart: Sophisticated Techniques for Framing and Adapting Quotes
FIG. 3-3 chart: Some Common Logical Fallacies
Chart: Guide to Citing References
Argument Writing Checklist, Grade 8
Session 4 — Using Connotative Language to Paint a Tone
Mentor Text: "High-Jinks: Shoot-Out"
Anchor chart: How to Write a Position Paper
Argument Writing Checklist, Grade 8
Chart: Writers of Information Texts Aim Toward Goals...
Chart: Writers of Information Texts Use Techniques...
Session 5 — Writing Powerful Conclusions
FIG. 5-1 chart: Powerful Conclusions Might...
Anchor chart: How to Write a Position Paper
FIG. 5-2 chart: Emergency Checklist Word Processing Safety Check
Session 6 — Getting Ready to Publish: Polishing Presentations and Attending to Conventions
Chart: Guide to Citing References
Session 7 — Unleashing the Inner Dramatist to Give Speeches More Impact
Chart: Tips for Rehearsing and Giving Confident and Stirring Speeches
Session 8 — A Celebration of Speeches
Argument Writing Checklist, Grades 8 and 9
Session 9 — Grappling with Issues of Intensity and Developing Initial Understanding
Session 11 — Debating to Draft More Balanced and Principled Arguments
FIG. 11-1 chart: Let's Argue About Texts
FIG. 11-2 chart: Transitions That You Can Use as You Argue
Anchor chart: How to Write a Position Paper
Session 12 — Strengthening, Framing, and Pacing Evidence
Anchor chart: How to Write a Position Paper
FIG. 12-3 chart: Writers Frame Evidence By...
Chart: Argument Writers Aim Toward Goals...
Chart: Argument Writers Use Techniques...
Session 13 — Attending to Alternative Arguments and Points of View
Anchor chart: How to Write a Position Paper
Chart: To Provide Context in an Introduction, Writers Try...
Chart: A Continuum of Fairness in Addressing Counterclaims
Exemplars from a Writing Community
Session 14 — Using the Organizational Structure of Your Piece to Help Build Your Argument
Chart: Organizational Structure Possibilities Template
Anchor chart: How to Write a Position Paper
FIG. 14-1 chart: Argument Writers Aim Toward Goals...
FIG. 14-1 chart: Argument Writers Use Techniques...
Session 15 — Tailoring Position Papers as Letters: Attending to Audience and Presentation
Argument Writing Checklist, Grades 8 and 9
Session 16 — A Social Activist Celebration
FIG. 16-1 G.C.'s letter to Amnesty International
FIG. 16-2 Gio's letter to the United Nations Secretary General