English 9 lesson plan: Argumentative essay writing

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Prerequisite skills to check: writing arguments with claims and reasons (W.8.1); citing text evidence (RI.8.1); organizing a paragraph around one idea.

Key vocabulary: claim, counterclaim, rebuttal, evidence, reasoning, thesis, transition.

Warm-up idea: Pose a school debate question, such as whether phones should be allowed at lunch, and have students pick a side and give one reason.

Exit ticket idea: Students write a one-sentence claim for a given prompt, then a counterclaim and a rebuttal.

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