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?

RN.4.1- Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; recognize when irrelevant evidence is introduced.

LESSON PLAN

BELL RINGER

DIRECT INSTRUCTION over CLAIM- Use mini lesson from ThinkCERCA- starter mini lesson: claim.

MODEL reading article aloud and finding claim. ("Maybe mean girls' mental games have a purpose" found on CommonLit.org)

CENTER 1: Vocab- create a Word Map from unfamiliar words identified in the group reading.

CENTER 2: Practice standard- CERCA-"Claim" Assignment (Go to ThinkCERCA.com and assign prior to class.)

CENTER 3: Writing- Based on the article, write a paragraph stating the "claim" and the evidence to support it.

ASSIGNMENTS FROM THINKCERCA.COM:

All assignments must be assigned through the website prior to class.

CERCA Starter Summary

CERCA Starter Claim

CERCA Starter Evidence