1. Routine Argument Writing
Invitations to practice key moves that argument writers make
Focus: Homelessness
Jean Wolph
Louisville Writing Project Director
Kentucky Writing Project Director

2. (1) Watch this video about HOMELESSNESS.
(2) Think and Write:
What is the argument the Coalition is making?
What does it mean to take a stand?
Who is homeless in Louisville? (
© 2014 Coalition for the Homeless is a 501(c)3 Organization S 4th St. #250‎ • Louisville, KY (502)

3. How Fourth-Graders at JFK Montessori reacted…
Watch the video.
What do you notice?
(Turn and talk.)

4. …and see how these fourth graders acted:
WRITE:
Why should/shouldn’t non-homeless get involved?
What are YOU/WE willing to do, if anything? Or what do we want our community to do?
…and see how these fourth graders acted:

5. (1) Let’s watch again. (2) Think and Write:
In the final scene, we see signs that citizens have made: “I will take a stand by _________.”
Re-read your notes from yesterday. Fill in your own “sign.” What would you be willing to do to end homelessness in our community?
(1) Let’s watch again.
Who is homeless in Louisville? (

6. [Who] should do [what] because [why]
(2) Think and Write:
How could you turn “I will take a stand by _________” into a claim for an argument of policy?
[Who] should do [what] because [why]
(1) Let’s watch again. Jot down statistics and facts about homelessness here, in our community.
Who is homeless in Louisville? (