CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.1 Write arguments focused on discipline-specific content.
a. Introduce claim(s) about a topic or issue, acknowledge and distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and organize the reasons and evidence logically.
b. Support claim(s) with logical reasoning and relevant, accurate data and evidence that demonstrate an understanding of the topic or text, using credible sources.
c. Use words, phrases, and clauses to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence.
d. Establish and maintain a formal style.
e. Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument presented.
Argument Writing in History
Cohesion and Transitions in Argument Writing
Formal Writing
Effective Conclusions
a. Introduce claim(s) about a topic or issue, acknowledge and distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and organize the reasons and evidence logically.
b. Support claim(s) with logical reasoning and relevant, accurate data and evidence that demonstrate an understanding of the topic or text, using credible sources.
c. Use words, phrases, and clauses to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence.
d. Establish and maintain a formal style.
e. Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument presented.
Argument Writing in History
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Lesson on the Arab Spring with Prompts for an Informative or Argumentative Essay (Pulitzer Center)
- Lessons on Argument Writing with Organizers and Rubric
- Lessons on Argument Writing
- Argument Writing in Social Studies (Northern Michigan Learning Consortium)
- Argument Writing in Social Studies - Resources
- Ideas for Argumentative Writing
- Argument Writing Resources for Social Studies (Scroll Down)
- Argument Task Templates
- Prompts and Scoring Guides for Argumentative Writing in Social Studies
- Teaching Argument Writing
- Teaching Argumentative Writing
Cohesion and Transitions in Argument Writing
- Coherence and Transition Words
- Transitions in Writing
- Video Lesson on Using Transitions in Argument Writing
- Effective Use of Transitions
- Coherence and Transitions Between Ideas
Formal Writing
- Audience and Formal Writing
- Levels of Formality (Purdue OWL)
- Formal and Informal Writing Styles
- Lesson on Formal and Informal Writing
Effective Conclusions
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