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Conver-stations

Three Conver-sations

1. Work with people at your table.

  1. Wait for the Baby Thesis/Topic Sentence/Sub-Claim to appear on the screen.
  2. Discuss how evidence from the BGE and documents support the claim.
  3. Rotate 2 people into the station to your right as you look at the middle of the room. 2 people will be joining you from the group to your left.
  4. After 2 rotations, write a quick outline that you would use to write that paragraph.
  5. After you explore 3 different thesis statements, write the paragraph you truly believe using evidence from the documents.

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Example: ��How Free Were �Free Blacks in the North?��

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politically

economically

socially

How Free Were Free Blacks socially?

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Analyze 2 documents

Document B

Document D

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Building Stronger Reasoning��For a 4 out of 4 on the rubric

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Expectations for Reasoning and Argumentation:

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Consistently shows deeper thinking

in more than one of the following ways:

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Makes inferences

Considers Context

Cross references documents for consistencies and inconsistencies

Considers author’s point of view

Tackles Counter-Argument

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We will do three rounds of conver-stations for three different claims.

  • Use evidence from the documents.
  • Help your group find connections between the two documents.
  • Help your group find connections between evidence in the documents and the claim.
  • Use the rubric to remind each other of your best thinking.
  • Remember to explain ALL your thinking when you write.

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Claim #1 ��Free blacks in the North were not free socially because of the many restrictions put on them by laws and custom.

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Write a Quick Outline�--Repeat the claim you have been working to support. �--Use 2-3 pieces of your best evidence. �--Use the suggestions on the rubric to link the evidence to the claim.��

RUBRIC:

Consistently shows deeper thinking in more than one of the following ways:

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    • Makes inferences
    • Considers Context
    • Cross references documents for consistencies and inconsistencies
    • Considers author’s point of view
    • Tackles Counter-Argument

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��Claim #2��Free Blacks in the North enjoyed many social freedoms compared to enslaved Africans in southern states.

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Write a Quick Outline�--Repeat the claim you have been working to support. �--Use 2-3 pieces of your best evidence. �--Use the suggestions on the rubric to link the evidence to the claim.��

RUBRIC

Consistently shows deeper thinking in more than one of the following ways:

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    • Makes inferences
    • Considers Context
    • Cross references documents for consistencies and inconsistencies
    • Considers author’s point of view
    • Tackles Counter-Argument

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Claim #3

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Free Blacks in the North enjoyed some social freedoms but there were many restrictions that dampened any feelings they had of true freedom.

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Write a Quick Outline�--Repeat the claim you have been working to support. �--Use 2-3 pieces of your best evidence. �--Use the suggestions on the rubric to link the evidence to the claim.��

RUBRIC

Consistently shows deeper thinking in more than one of the following ways:

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    • Makes inferences
    • Considers Context
    • Cross references documents for consistencies and inconsistencies
    • Considers author’s point of view
    • Tackles Counter-Argument

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Write your own paragraph or essay

Start Here

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  • Which thesis/claim do you believe? Use one of the three you discussed or write your own.
  • What 2-3 pieces of evidence best illustrate your claim?
  • Why? What is your argument? Explain why you believe your thesis/claim. Be sure to use the description of strong argument and reasoning from the rubric.

RUBRIC

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Consistently shows deeper thinking in more than one of the following ways:

  • Makes inferences
  • Considers Context
  • Cross references documents for consistencies and inconsistencies
  • Considers author’s point of view
  • Tackles Counter-Argument