EQ: How can you always be right?

Content Question: Why is it important in daily life to be able to construct a coherent argument that is supported by evidence?

6.RN.4.1: Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, distinguishing claims that the author supports with reasons and evidence from claims that are not supported.

LESSON FOUR

BELL RINGER

DIRECT INSTRUCTION over COUNTER-ARGUMENT

MODEL reading letter aloud and identifying- from the text. Letter: Letter from Typhoid Mary. (CommonLit.org) Discuss the question as a whole group, "In the context of this text which is more important: security or freedom? In what cases or to what extent should freedom and choice be sacrificed over security?" Identify argument and counterargument as students discuss.

CENTER 1: Writing- Students will write a paragraph stating their claim from the previous discussion. Then students will exchange papers and write a counter-argument, citing evidence from this text, their own experience, other literature, art, or history.

CENTER 2: Practice standard- ThinkCERCAStarter Counterargument

CENTER 3: Grammar review activity-

CENTER 4: Make-up center

READ small group assigned literature text

EXIT