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English · Grade 7

Construct and Revise Arguments

Learners build and revise an argument about whether a fictional town should turn an empty lot into a community garden or a parking lot. They write reasoning that explains why evidence supports a claim, acknowledge and distinguish opposing claims, use sources accurately with cohesive language, and use a peer-feedback protocol to plan and carry out revisions.

  • 4 lessons
  • About 110 minutes
  • Construct and revise check: 9 questions
  • Ways to answer: fill in the blanks, choose an answer, highlight a text, match pairs, put in order and sort into groups
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What learners will discover

  • Write logical reasoning that explains why the evidence supports the claim, including the assumption that links them.
  • Acknowledge an alternate or opposing claim and distinguish your claim from it.
  • Use accurate, credible sources and cohesive words, phrases and clauses to clarify relationships among claims, reasons and evidence.
  • Give specific peer feedback and use feedback to make a revision plan.
  • Draft and revise an argument supported by sources.

Lessons

  1. Reasoning that connects 6 steps3 practiceabout 27 min
  2. Acknowledge and distinguish opposing claims 5 steps3 practiceabout 26 min
  3. Accurate sources and cohesion 5 steps3 practiceabout 27 min
  4. Feedback and revision 5 steps3 practiceabout 29 min
  5. Construct and revise check 9 questions at the end

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