English 9 · Week 13 · Argument and Evidence
Harder Than It Looks: When Evidence Talks Back
Students make a claim about themselves, test it with a simple hold or a quick word recall task, revise the claim when the evidence disagrees, and then make the same move with a character in the current text.
- Students will
- Students write a claim about their own result on a simple task, gather evidence by testing it, revise the claim using claim, evidence, and reasoning, and then write a claim about a character in the current text supported by a quoted line.
- SEL skill
- Revise a claim about yourself when the evidence disagrees
- What it looks like
- Students notice how a confident prediction about themselves can differ from the evidence and practice revising their thinking without losing face.
- Content focus
- Claims, evidence, and revising a claim
- Format
- Partner exchange
Self-awareness
Self-awareness means noticing your own emotions, thoughts, values, and strengths and seeing how they shape what you do. More self-awareness activities
What you get
A teacher guide with what to say, step by step, plus student pages and a supports page for students with diverse learning needs, including those with IEPs. Print or Project it, or assign it in Google Forms and Google Docs for Google Classroom. Your first 10 activities are free.
Standards
- W.9-10.1: Writing, Grades 9 to 10, Standard 1
- SL.9-10.1: Speaking and Listening, Grades 9 to 10, Standard 1
- RL.9-10.1: Reading: Literature, Grades 9 to 10, Standard 1
- CA ELD standards: ELD.PI.9-10.1 Exchanging information and ideas; ELD.PI.9-10.11 Justifying and arguing
- CA ELA/ELD Framework theme: Effective Expression
- Works with: Any text
More self-awareness activities for English 9
- Who Tells My Story? Self-awarenessStudents choose a meaningful moment and draft the opening of a personal narrative with a clear point of view.
- What Lies Under the Surface Self-awarenessStudents cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support inferences about characters' emotions.
- Slowing Down a Moment Self-awarenessStudents use pacing and precise sensory details to slow down the most important moment of a narrative.
- Words with Weight Self-awarenessStudents analyze nuances in word meanings, including connotation, and use context clues to determine meaning.
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RoseThread Connect activities are drafted with the help of AI and shaped by educators. Students never have to share anything personal. Our five SEL skills are informed by CASEL's SEL Framework; RoseThread Learning is not affiliated with or endorsed by CASEL.