Argumentative Writing Lesson: Unpacking the Prompt, Grades 6-8

Which claim answers the question? "Class photos are a school tradition" is about the topic. "The class photo should be taken outside, on the front steps" picks a side. In about 40 minutes, students learn to unpack a writing prompt before they plan anything: find the task, the topic, the audience and the sources, then say the prompt as one question their claim has to answer.

What's inside

• 16 slides, with speaker notes on all 16
• 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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