U 5 - R W 3 A r g u m e n t a t i v e R e b u t t a l s f o r F r i g h t f u l ’ s M o u n t a i n 1 Thursday, May 7, 2015

Do Now… Analyze the research gathered about chocolate milk. Think about how these 2 opposing pieces of evidence are connected. Be able to explain. Discuss your thoughts with your team. —Continue to think about its importance throughout class, gathering new ideas & details. — Prepare to discuss & defend ideas and questions in Closing Starbucks with TBE and logical reasoning. 2 Side 1: YesSide 2: No Flavored milk is not the nutritional equivalent of unflavored milk. It is significantly higher in calories, sugar, and sodium, and usually contains artificial colors and flavors. There are 11 grams (nearly three teaspoons) of added sugar in one cup of flavored milk. Is that a lot or a little? Well, according to the USDA, we are allowed a limited number of discretionary calories per day, and within those calories, the American Heart Association recommends that no more than half be used for added sugar. If we do the math, a girl aged is limited to 16.5 grams of sugar per day. If she spends 11 grams on milk at lunch, she has 5.5 grams left. That isn't enough for one whole grain chocolate chip cookie (14 grams of sugar) or a bowl of sugared cereal. Chocolate milk is a natural choice when it comes to electrolytes, providing many of the same electrolytes that are added to commercial recovery drinks (calcium, potassium, sodium and magnesium) along with fluids to help you rehydrate. In fact, some research suggests milk may help you stay hydrated after exercise, more than some commercial sports drinks.

ML: Close Readers/Writers develop logical counterarguments by constructing rebuttal statements that defend the claim and refute the opposition. (RI.6.1, RI.6.4, RI.6.8, L.6.4, W.6.4; DOK3; DOK4)

U5-RW3: Close Reading & Counterarguments Lesson Vocabulary disagree counterargument rebuttal refute In opposition to… opponent Connection Today, we continue analyzing the debatable topic about “chocolate milk in schools”, but today we pay attention to what the opposition would say to defend their own claim, but more importantly how they would try to refute my claim. It’s important that we consider both sides of the issue when arguing.

Model: Pay attention to what the opposition would say to defend their own claim, but also how they would try to refute your own claim. It’s important to consider both sides of the issue when arguing. Model… Claim: Some people may disagree about serving chocolate milk to kids in school, but I strongly believe that it is beneficial for them. Point: nutritional value Counterargument: too much sugar Language: While opponents argue…, it… On one side…, but on the other side, experts say… While opponents claim…, research proves… Rebuttal: While opponents claim that “flavored milk is not the nutritional equivalent of unflavored milk. It is significantly higher in calories, sugar, and sodium, and usually contains artificial colors and flavors”, research proves that “chocolate milk is a natural choice when it comes to electrolytes, providing many of the same electrolytes that are added to commercial recovery drinks (calcium, potassium, sodium and magnesium) along with fluids to help you rehydrate. In fact, some research suggests milk may help you stay hydrated after exercise, more than some commercial sports drinks.

Model… Some people may disagree about serving chocolate milk to kids in school, but I strongly believe that it is beneficial for them for its nutritional value. While opponents claim that “flavored milk is not the nutritional equivalent of unflavored milk. It is significantly higher in calories, sugar, and sodium, and usually contains artificial colors and flavors”, research proves that “chocolate milk is a natural choice when it comes to electrolytes, providing many of the same electrolytes that are added to commercial recovery drinks (calcium, potassium, sodium and magnesium) along with fluids to help you rehydrate. In fact, some research suggests milk may help you stay hydrated after exercise, more than some commercial sports drinks.

Quick Assessment#1 (DOK4) 7 Read the following excerpt from Frightful’s Mountain… Despite their new mother, the timetable of peregrine development was taking care of them. The young peregrines were old enough to feed themselves—and to attack their parents. (Page 30) Based on this excerpt, one can argue that… a. Nature always takes care of itself. b. Nurturing and growth take a lot of work and effort from parents. c. Development and growth are extremely important for survival. d. Not being involved sometimes has more benefits.

Quick Assessment#2 (DOK4) 8 Based on the reading thus far in Frightful's Mountain, which of the following statements would best refute the claim that nature takes care of itself? A. While some may believe nature takes care of itself, the eyases still needed Frightful and Chup for nutrition. B. Opponents of this view might say that modern technology helps nature tremendously. C. Some people may disagree with the idea that nature takes care of its, but it does. D. Even though in nature nothing exists alone, Frightful's survival in the forest proves otherwise.

Independent Work… Group 1: Closely review/re-read the scenes of Frightful’s Mountain (chapters 1- 6) to determine if “Should Wild Animals and Humans Co-exist”. Find ONEcounterargument and ONE TBD to refute it. Be sure to use the appropriateargumentative language.Group 2: Closely review/re-read the scenes of Frightful’s Mountain (chapters 1- 6) to determine if “Animals Can Think”. Find ONE counterargument and ONETBD to refute it. Write an ITTA using the appropriate argumentativelanguage. Group 3: Closely review/re-read the scenes of Frightful’s Mountain (chapters 1- 6) to determine if “Humans Should be Responsible for the Land of WildAnimals”. Based on the developed claim and find ONE TBD to counter yourclaim, then refute it with an appropriate TBD. Develop a strong ITTA using theappropriate argumentative language.