1. U5-RW2 Proving Argumentative Claims for Frightful’s Mountain
Tuesday, May 5, 2015

2. Do Now…
Analyze the argument of following media clip. Defend your position on the issue based on the segment. 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.
Google: Chocolate Milk in Schools: Ban worthy or necessary nutrition

3. Argument: Should schools ban chocolate milk?
Topic: Chocolate Milk
Argument: Should schools ban chocolate milk?
Side 1: Yes
Side 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 9-13 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 In Schools: Should It Be Banned?
Posted: 04/20/2011 8:41 am EDT Updated: 06/20/2011 5:12 am EDT
Coauthored by Kathryn Henderson, Ph.D., Director of School and Community Initiatives at the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity at Yale University
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.
Got Chocolate Milk. 1. Lunn WR, Pasiakos SM, Colletto MR, Karfonta KE, Carbone JW, Anderson JM, Rodriguez NR. Chocolate milk & endurance exercise recovery: protein balance, glycogen and performance. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 2012;44:

4. ML: Close Readers/Writers research logical and relevant evidence in order to prove (argue) valid claims. (RI.6.1, RI.6.4, RI.6.8, L.6.4, W.6.4; DOK3; DOK4)

5. U5-RW2: Close Reading & Proving Claims
Lesson Vocabulary
Connection
disagree
valid
logical reason
research
argument
rebuttal
claim
refute
In opposition to…
opponent
Today, we continue analyzing the debatable topic about “chocolate milk in schools”, and pay attention to the validity of the claims based on the evidence presented. We argue the relevance and logicalness of that evidence to prove the claim.

6. Model: It’s important that when debate, we support our position with relevant and logical research/evidence In order to prove our claim and convey this to the audience.
Model…
Active Work…
Based on my research so far, the most relevant and logical evidence to support and prove my claim is… Some people may disagree about serving chocolate milk to kids in school, but I strongly believe that it is beneficial for them. For example, 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.
Based on the media clip analyzed during the DO NOW…cite another piece of research evidence that supports this claim…
Think about what this evidence will do for the claim…
Description
Statistics/data
Definition
Anecdotal
Problem/solution (cause/effect)
Questions/answers

7. Quick Assessment#1 (DOK3)
Read the following excerpt from Frightful’s Mountain…
She covered only ten miles before she turned back. She was hungry. She would find Mole.
When she was over the pine woods where she had been held captive , she flew faster. Mole’s farm was ahead. Speeding swiftly, she overshot the farm. It had changed. The weedy fields where the game lived had been leveled and their black soil turned over in neat rows. The dense bushes along the fences, where many birds lived, had been clipped. She circled the culvert. It too, was changed. The bushes that covered its entrance were gone. The culvert was a round, bare hole. (Page 51)
Which detail from the scene best supports the claim that Frightful should not be held in captivity?
a. She was hungry. She would find Mole.
b. When she was over the pine woods where she had been held captive, she flew faster.
c. The dense bushes along the fences, where many birds lived, had been clipped.
d. It had changed.

8. Quick Assessment#2 (DOK4)
Read the below excerpt from an article about banning chocolate milk.
"This is like asking your kids to eat more apples by giving them apple pie," said Ann Cooper, a leading advocate for healthy school lunches. "Chocolate milk is just sugary soda in drag.“
How does the author present her argument in this excerpt?
Sharing a story about chocolate milk and how harmful it is .
By creating an analogy to help readers understand her point.
By giving facts about chocolate milk
By explaining how chocolate milk is just like soda.

9. Group 1: Closely review/re-read the scenes of Frightful’s Mountain (chapters 1- 5) to determine if “Should Wild Animals and Humans Co-exist”. Develop a subjective claim and support it with 2 TBD. Be sure to use the appropriate argumentative language.
Group 2: Closely review/re-read the scenes of Frightful’s Mountain (chapters 1-5) to determine if “Animals Can Think”. Develop a subjective claim and support it with 2 TBD. Be sure to use the appropriate argumentative language.
Group 3: Closely review/re-read the scenes of Frightful’s Mountain (chapters 1-5) to determine if “Humans Should be Responsible for the Land of Wild Animals”. Develop a subjective claim and support it with 2 TBD. Be sure to use the appropriate argumentative language.
Independent Work…