Argumentative Writing Lesson: Counterclaims & Rebuttals, Grades 6-8

"Our class should have a movie every Friday." Who would say no, and why? In about 40 minutes, students learn to name what the other side would say fairly, and then answer it.

What's inside

• 15 slides, with speaker notes on all 15
• Lesson plan, 2 pages
• Student Notes, 1 page
• Model Page, 1 page
• Writing Practice, 2 pages
• Teacher answer key, 1 page, with accepted answers, "look for" notes and a day rubric
• Print-all PDF, 7 pages: lesson plan, Notes, Model Page, Writing Practice and answer key together

Answer key included

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