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The Hate You Give

There is much unrest in our society in the form of protest and other measures of civil disobedience. Some argue that by refusing to obey the rules of government threatens our democracy and undermines respect for law and order. Others argue that some of the laws that guide our democracy are unjust and inequitable for some groups. We may find ourselves straddling one or both sides of the argument.

Competencies and/or Standards Assessed:�ELA 1 (makeup) Reading Strategies

ELA 3 (all) Argument Essay�ELA 6 (makeup)Collaborative Discussion�ELA 7 (all) Research

Culminating Performance Tasks:

Students will complete an argumentative essay on the prompt: When is there a need for civil disobedience and which methods are the most effective?

Milestones:

  • Jigsaw Journal
  • Digital Essay Template
  • Argumentative Essay

By the end of these slides, students will have completed:

Milestone 5: Essay Template

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Milestone 5

Essay Template

Today’s Check-In:

What is your essay about?

Stepping Stone: Stepping Stone 1: ELA 3 Organizer

Date: 3/2122

Objective: I can organize my essay

Key Vocab: Counterclaim

Essential Questions: How do I outline my essay?

Our Activities

Assessment

Planner

What have I learned?

How to organize my essay

Groupings��Table groups, planner

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Milestone 5

Essay Template

Today’s Check-In:

What is your thesis statement?

Stepping Stone: Stepping Stone 2: ELA 3.2 Claim and Counterclaim

Date: 3/22

Objective: I can organize the facts in my essay

Key Vocab: Counterclaim

Essential Questions: What is a counterclaim?

Our Activities

What have I learned?

How to use my evidence in my essay.

Groupings

Essay Template

Assessment

�Body Paragraphs

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Milestone 5

Essay Template

Today’s Check-In:

How do you use quotes in your essay?

Stepping Stone: Stepping Stone 3: 3.2 ACQC

Date: 3/23/22

Objective: I integrate quotes into my essay

Key Vocab: Assertion, context, quote, commentary

Essential Questions: How do I integrate quotes into my essay

Our Activities

Assessment

Body paras 2 and 3

What have I learned?

How to integrate quotes in my essay.

Intro�

ACQC Slides

Groupings

Table Groups:�Paragraphs 2 and 3�Focus:�Research catchup w/ Brad

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Milestone 5

Essay Template

Today’s Check-In:

What do you use for citations?

Stepping Stone: Stepping Stone 4: 3.4 Citation Review

Date: 3/25/22

Objective: I include both a works cited and in text citation

Key Vocab:Citation, works cited

Essential Questions: How do cite the sources in my essay?

Our Activities

Assessment

Works cited

What have I learned?

How to cite sources using google docs.

Intro�

Google Citation review

Groupings

Table Groups�Add in text citations and�Focus:�Research catchup w/ Brad

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Milestone 5

Essay Template

Today’s Check-In:

Why are people who disagree with you wrong?

Stepping Stone: Stepping Stone 5: 3.2 Counter argument

Date: 3/29/22

Objective: I can include a counter argument in my essay

Key Vocab: Counter argument/claim

Essential Questions: How do I use a counter argument in my essay

Our Activities

Assessment

Counterclaim

What have I learned?

How to make a counterclaim

Intro�

Counterargument video��Turn and talk:�Why might your partner be wrong?

Groupings

Table Groups�Add counterclaim�Focus:�Research catchup w/ Brad

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Milestone 5

Essay Template

Today’s Check-In:

What’s the best way to convince someone of something?

Stepping Stone: Stepping Stone 6: 3.2 Modes of Persuasion

Date: 3/30/22

Objective: What are the basic modes of persuasion

Key Vocab: Ethos, Pathos, Keiros, Logos

Essential Questions: How do I use the persuasive modes?

Our Activities

Assessment

Body paras

What have I learned?

How to use the modes of persuasion.

Groupings

Table Groups�Continue writing�Focus:�Research catchup w/ Brad

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Milestone 5

Essay Template

Today’s Check-In:

How is Mr. Brad going to die?

Stepping Stone: Stepping Stone 7: 3.3 Transitions and Topic Sentences

Date: 3/31/22

Objective: Make your essay easy to follow.

Key Vocab: Topic sentence, Transition

Essential Questions: How do I make my essay easy to follow?

Our Activities

Assessment

Body paras

What have I learned?

How to make my essay easy to follow.

Intro�

Transitions and ��Topic Sentences

Groupings

Table Groups�Continue writing��Accel:�Workshop feedback

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Milestone 5

Essay Template

Today’s Check-In:

What’s the best way to end an essay so it sticks with people?

Stepping Stone: Stepping Stone 8: 3.5 Conclusions

Date: 4/1/22

Objective: Write a strong closing to your essay.

Key Vocab: Synthesis

Essential Questions: How do I end my essay strong.

Our Activities

Assessment

Rough draft of essay

What have I learned?

How to have a strong closing to my essay.

Groupings

Table Groups�FINISH THAT DRAFT!�Accel:�Workshop feedback

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Milestone 5

Essay Template

Milestone Assessment:

Milestone 5 - Essay Template

Competency/Skill/Standard being assessed:

ELA 3

Date: 3/21-4/1/22

Essential Questions:How does the single story impact Black Americans?

How does the single story prove dangerous to Kahlil?

What is “The Talk” that Starr’s parents had with her but Khalil’s parents might not have had with him?

Directions for Success

How do I complete the task?

Complete the Milestone 5 Essay Template and turn in on SLATE.�

Where do I turn in my work?

Share to staff@b21.allentownsd.org AND turn into Studio 3 Milestone 5 on task dashboard

Feedback and Revisions

Work will be scored and commented within one week. If necessary, it will be marked to resubmit on task dashboard.�Students should email bradr@allentownsd.org or stevensa@allentownsd.org with additional questions

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