English 9 · Week 14 · Argument and Evidence
Does the Evidence Hold Up?
Students delineate and evaluate an argument, assessing whether reasoning is valid and evidence is sufficient.
- Students will
- Students delineate and evaluate an argument, assessing whether reasoning is valid and evidence is sufficient.
- SEL skill
- Pause when emotion pulls you toward a claim and check the evidence
- What it looks like
- Students notice when emotion pulls them toward an argument and check the evidence anyway.
- Content focus
- Evaluating arguments, reasoning, and evidence
- Format
- Collaborative analysis
Responsible decision-making
Responsible decision-making is choosing what to do by weighing ethics, safety, and what might happen next, for yourself and others. More responsible decision-making activities
What you get
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Standards
- RI.9-10.8: Reading: Informational Text, Grades 9 to 10, Standard 8
- CA ELD standards: ELD.PI.9-10.7 Evaluating language choices; ELD.PI.9-10.11 Justifying and arguing
- CA ELA/ELD Framework theme: Meaning Making
- Works with: Any nonfiction
Fits these textbook chapters
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- How Words Move Us Responsible decision-makingStudents determine an author's purpose and analyze how rhetoric advances it.
- Sources We Can Trust Responsible decision-makingStudents assess the usefulness and credibility of sources and cite them correctly.
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