1. TODAY’S OBJECTIVES- Argumentative Essay
Objectives: You will be able to (SWBAT):
Understand and explain concept of color-coding in “Step up to Writing” and define what is a topic sentence, supporting sentence, detail/example/citation sentence, and concluding sentence in the context of an everyday item
Use “Step up to Writing” Strategy to prepare your own paragraph about ice cream.
Procedure (WE DO and YOU DO):
Explain/review “Step up to Writing” procedure using example of ice cream. Use a graphic organizer to write/type in the example.
Write notes in your notebook about “Step up to Writing” color coding
Complete a graphic organizer using color coding to prepare for your own paragraph about ice cream and use the internet to research other citations to insert.

2. Step up to Writing Strategy:
Main/Central Idea/Topic Sentence/Summary
What the whole paragraph or essay is about
In your own words
First and/or last sentence
“I like many types of ice cream”
Explaining/Describing/Saying more about the topic
Supporting sentence (supports the main idea/topic)
In your own words
“Chocolate is my favorite flavor.”
Saying even more about the topic in detail
Details and Examples
Specific information (one time, one place)
Copied text/citations/quotations (“Text evidence”)
The text states “Chocolate is the most popular flavor in the world” (Text #2, Line 20) OR
For example, chocolate is the most popular flavor in the world.

3. Step up to Writing Strategy:
For last sentence:
As you can see, ice cream is a wonderful treat.

4. TODAY’S OBJECTIVES- Argumentative Essay
Today YOU:
Do the activity for your OWN paragraph about ice cream
You should have the following:
1 topic sentence (green)
1 concluding sentence (green)
2 supporting sentences (yellow)
2 citations/text evidence (red) starting with “The text states” and the website address and line number

5. TODAY’S OBJECTIVES- Argumentative Essay
Objectives: You will be able to (SWBAT):
Distinguish between and label a 1) Introduction paragraph, 2) Body paragraph and 3) Conclusion paragraph
Procedure (WE DO and YOU DO):
Look at the whole model essay, “Students Should Wear Uniforms.” Read the title and scan the paragraphs.
Read the first sentence of every paragraph.
Label a 1) Introduction paragraph, 2) Body paragraph and 3) Conclusion paragraph based on structure, order, and topic sentence.

6. TODAY’S OBJECTIVES- Argumentative Essay
Objectives: You will be able to (SWBAT):
Distinguish between and label a 1) Introduction paragraph, 2) Body paragraph and 3) Conclusion paragraph
Read a model Argumentative Essay and use the “Step up to Writing” strategy to distinguish between “green” (main topic), “yellow” (supporting sentences) and “red” (further details, examples, and citations)
Procedure (WE DO and YOU DO):
Look at the whole model essay, “Students Should Wear Uniforms.” Read the title and scan the paragraphs.
Read the first sentence of every paragraph.
Label a 1) Introduction paragraph, 2) Body paragraph and 3) Conclusion paragraph based on structure, order, and topic sentence.
Read an argumentative essay together as a class/group.
Determine the author’s stance (opinion) in the argumentative essay.
Find the topic sentence, supporting sentences, detail sentences, and concluding sentences in the essay and color code them using green, yellow, and pink highlighters.
IF TIME: Write a short answer to the question about author’s stance and relate it to your own opinion using details from the text.

7. YELLOW (PARAPHRASING/ANALYSIS) RED (CITATIONS/QUOTATIONS)
COLOR CODING: WRITING
Green: Topic Sentence (Main/Central Idea)
YELLOW (PARAPHRASING/ANALYSIS)
Important Terms:
RED (CITATIONS/QUOTATIONS)
Your own words
Copying OK *with “ “
General evidence (not from text for now)
Text evidence that is cited
Explanation / Explain / Describe
Must use quotation marks at the start and end of sentence you copied
NOT copying
Quote/Quoting
Can be a REASON
Cite/Citing
Supporting details
More specific supporting details that are cited
Specific examples that are in your own words
Specific Examples that are cited
WORDS TO START WITH:
This means/shows that _______
In the text it states, “_______”
In other words, ________
According to the author, “______”
Here we can see that _____________
For example, “________”

8. EVIDENCE: Citations vs. Paraphrasing
WHAT IS EVIDENCE?
EVIDENCE: Something that you can show to be true
TEXT EVIDENCE: Showing that your writing is true by writing about what someone else wrote
Citations / Quotes “ “
Exact/real words the author wrote/said.
Must use quotation marks “”
When you’re COPYING
Paraphrase
Showing ideas from the text
NOT COPYING
Using your OWN words
The text states, “There might be war and maybe someone wanted them to die” (Line 20)
Maybe there was war and a person wanted to kill them.
Vanessa said in the text, “John Smith stole Yamuna’s phone, I saw it with my own eyes!!” (Line 15)
Vanessa said that she saw someone stealing Yamuna’s phone.