Evaluating Arguments Sub Plan for Grades 7-8 (No Prep): Claim Check

Students are claim checkers. They read "Give Clubs Twenty More Minutes," a short opinion article from a school paper that argues for a later start to after-school clubs. They write the writer's claim in their own words, then trace four reasons, writing the evidence for each and ticking whether it is relevant or irrelevant and whether it is enough or not enough. Last, they write a four-sentence evaluation: how convincing the argument is overall, the best-supported reason, the weakest support, and one piece of evidence the writer could add.

What's inside

• Sub Plan, 2 pages
• Reading, 2 pages: the opinion article, "Give Clubs Twenty More Minutes," 7 numbered paragraphs
• Student Packet, 2 pages
• Answer Key, 1 page, with a 30-point guide
• All four documents in one ready-to-print PDF, in print order, 7 pages
• 9 files in all. Print only: no slides, no tech, no scissors.

Answer key included

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