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Date: 11/19 /13 AIM: How do we develop strong counter claims ?

Weekly learning target: I can create clear claims and counterclaims using textual analysis and evidence to make a clear argument. support them. . Date: 11/19 /13 AIM: How do we develop strong counter claims ? . Warm Up: Should women take their husbands last name?

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Date: 11/19 /13 AIM: How do we develop strong counter claims ?

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  1. Weekly learning target: • I can create clear claims and counterclaims using textual analysis and evidence to make a clear argument. support them. Date:11/19/13AIM: How do we develop strong counter claims? Warm Up: Should women take their husbands last name? Make a minimum of 1 claim to support your position.

  2. Check For Understanding Think/Pair/Share

  3. Announcement www.uasemenglish9.weebly.com

  4. Agenda • Warm Up and Vocabulary: Journal Prompt • Mini-Lesson: Counter Claims • Guided Practice: Developing Our Counter Claims • Independent Practice: Developing Counter Claims • Wrap Up: Publishing Our Work Homework:

  5. The Writing Process • Brainstorming and Planning • Drafting • Revising • Editing • Final Draft • Publish ✔ ✔

  6. Vocabulary Counter Claim: The arguments against your position.

  7. Counter Claim Watch the clip and answer the following questions: What is the lawyer’s counter claim? What is the purpose of his counter claim? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEX-5gM0P8

  8. You Should Assume… That the person reading your essay DOES NOT BELIEVE YOU when they begin reading.

  9. Counter Claims Counter Claim: One of the most important parts of an argument is knowing the arguments against your position and acknowledging them. It shows that you have thought about both sides. . Position Counter Claim

  10. How Do We Develop Counter Claims? • We look at both sides equally • We collect evidence and create claims for both sides • We look at the claims and ask “What are the reasons to agree and disagree with each claim?”

  11. The American Dream is not attainable. The American Dream is attainable. I have textual evidence to support this claim with the character of Lennie in Of Mice and Men. I have textual evidence to support this with Junior in ATD when he leaves the Rez to go to Reardan. Junior doesn’t actually achieve breaking away from poverty through education in the book. He simply goes to school, gets good grades and meets new friends. The text does not show him getting off the Rez or breaking the cycle of poverty.

  12. Counter ClaimsPopcorn Read State the counter claim State the counter evidence Analysis of Counter Evidence Refute Evidence Analysis Many people argue that the American Dream is in fact attainable. Those who argue this often use the character of Junior in The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian as evidence. They point to page 67 when the author shows Rowdy leaving the Reservation for an all white school in order to achieve his dream. The author writes on page 67 that Junior is finally “going to a place that was completely opposite of the Rez.” Though it is true that this evidence shows that character of Junior is able to work hard and get an education the evidence does not show that Junior is attaining the American Dream. In the text, the character of Junior does not leave the a life of poverty or create a new life for his family. He is simply shown as going to a better school and making new friends. On page 72 he says, “I was poor, I was really poor.” This clearly shows that the character of Junior is not achieving the American Dream he is simply seeing wealth and success from a closer view.

  13. Check for Understanding Which of the following is true of a counter claim? • Counter Claims have no evidence to support them. • You must find evidence to support and refute a Counter Claim in order to use it.

  14. Guided Practice

  15. Guided Practice Directions: Work with your partner to identify the counter claim to your position. Protocol Partner 1: Read your position and claim #1 Partner 2: Suggest a counter claim Switch Roles

  16. Argumentative EssayIndependent Practice • Begin the rough draft of your counter claim.

  17. The American Dream is not attainable. The American Dream is attainable. I have textual evidence to support this claim with the character of Lennie in Of Mice and Men. I have textual evidence to support this with Junior in ATD when he leaves the Rez to go to Reardan. Junior doesn’t actually achieve breaking away from poverty through education in the book. He simply goes to school, gets good grades and meets new friends. The text does not show him getting off the Rez or breaking the cycle of poverty.

  18. Wrap Up • Turn to your partner and share your counter claims evidence. • Class Share Out. • How Do We Develop Strong Counter Claims?

  19. Homework • Counter Claim Rough Draft

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