Design Map for Teaching Argument Online
von Leah Terry
1. Standards/Outcomes
1.1. W 4.1
1.2. W 4.4
1.3. W 4.5
1.4. W 4.6
1.5. W 4.9
1.6. Students will be able to gather information to support a logical argument on a topic or text, determine relevant reasons and information to support a point of view and then compose an argument with reasons and information that clearly support a point of view.
2. Documents/Rubrics/Practice Activities
2.1. Grade 5 Evaluation Guide pgs. 7, 10, 16
2.2. Recipe for a Perfect Paper
2.3. Students will investigate online and create a list of interesting topics from which to choose for their final project.
2.4. Given a list of reasons/pros and cons of an argument, students will determine if those are valid, relevant reasons or not.
2.5. Practice rewriting a poorly written Introduction.
2.6. Practice rewriting a poorly written Conclusion.
3. Videos
3.1. http://www.brainpop.com/english/writing/criticalreasoning/
3.2. http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=68337
3.3. http://watchknowlearn.org/Video.aspx?VideoID=7620&CategoryID=4933
4. Assessment
4.1. Students will write an effective argument essay on a topic of their choice (prior approval from instructor) to be scored with the rubric (see documents). Minimum score of 3 in order to pass.
5. Images
5.1. Opinion
5.1.1. photo of opinion poll
5.2. Other images are saved as a file for the class.
6. Colors / Fonts
6.1. Fonts
6.1.1. Footlight MT Light
6.1.2. Calisto MT
6.1.3. Comic Sans MS
6.1.4. Times New Roman