1. Argument Paragraph
Session 5 & 6

2. Teaching Point
Argument writers use only the BEST evidence that will most effectively support their claims and persuade the reader to agree with their points of view. For evidence to be effective, it must come from a variety of credible sources and be correctly cited.

3. Revisit the Claim and Evidence
In your writers’ notebook, revisit your claim and what they believe are the three strongest pieces of evidence.
Page 37: Complete the Variety of Evidence Checklist to determine what other kinds of evidence could be helpful in persuading your audience to agree with your claim.
Solo

4. Finding More Evidence
Evaluating Web Sites Tutorial
Page 38: Credible Sources on the Internet handout

5. Website Credibility Activity
Page 39: Complete the Website Credibility Activity handout.
Groups of 3

6. Website Credibility Activity
Discussion: What did you find?
Reconvene as a full class to share findings. This should prompt a lively discussion about how students determined credibility—especially for sites like Wikipedia, which are controversial and whose credibility varies from entry to entry.

7. Find more and better evidence to support your debatable claims.
Website Credibility
Find more and better evidence to support your debatable claims.
Reconvene as a full class to share findings. This should prompt a lively discussion about how students determined credibility—especially for sites like Wikipedia, which are controversial and whose credibility varies from entry to entry.

8. Citing Sources Discussion:
Why sources need to be cited?
Why would a reader care about where evidence comes from?
How does citing make an argument more persuasive?
Full Class/Solo - Review the key components of the Citing Sources handout and complete the citing example as a class.

9. Citing Sources Discussion:
Why sources need to be cited?
Why would a reader care about where evidence comes from?
How does citing make an argument more persuasive?
Gives information credibility
Allows the reader to seek out more information on the topic
Full Class/Solo - Review the key components of the Citing Sources handout and complete the citing example as a class.

10. Practice citing your own sources
Citing Sources
Practice citing your own sources
Circulate to assess their understanding of citations.