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1 Diving Deeper Into Argumentative Writing:

2 Why Am I Here? Participants will become familiar with scaffolding through sentence frames. Learning Goals After close reading a print ad, participants will write an argumentative paragraph with quotations utilizing sentence frames. Success Criteria

3 What People Think Argument is

4 Practice Makes Perfect Performing an Activity Well Depends On:  Having learned a series of complicated moves  Practice and repetition The Same Thing Applies to Writing:  Accomplished writers rely on established moves for communicating sophisticated ideas. Those “moves” can be in the form of sentence frames (see Handout #1).

5 Toolbox of Sentence Frame Templates “Entering the Conversation” is the Hook/Lead “Establishing Why Your Claim Matters” is the Wrap Up

6 Entering the Conversation (“Hook” / “Lead”) The Best Academic Writing: Deeply engages in some way with other people’s views by writing the voices of others into your text. You enter a conversation, using what others say (or might say) as a launching pad or sounding board for your own ideas. Preview the “Entering the Conversation” section of Handout #1.

7 Using the Frames: Entering the Conversation Toolbox of Sentence Frame Templates 1. Americans today tend to believe that____________. 2. Many people assumed that __________.

8 Let’s Practice

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10 The Art of Quoting When to Quote: to strengthen your own argument if quote comes from a respected authority if summarizing an opposing/alternative view and to illustrate accuracy to give readers a sense of the source’s voice For English Only: to analyze the writer’s choice of words or metaphors

11 The Art of Quoting The Art of Quoting What to Remember When Quoting: Quote relevant passages. Frame every quotation Use frames for introducing quotations (additional frames on Handout #1 Section 1B). 1. X states, “______.” 2. In X’s view, “_______.” 3. According to X, _____.”

12 The Art of Quoting The Next Step in the “Art of Quoting”: Frames for Explaining Quotations: 1. Basically, X is saying ______. 2. In other words, X believes _______. 3. In making this comment, X argues that ______.

13 Establishing Why Your Claims Matter Like a “hook” / “lead” begins the paragraph, this is the wrap-up that ties it all together. Could Relate to: Importance of the claim Universal understanding (big picture) Conclusion that is drawn

14 Putting it All Together Take your sentences from 2A through 2D and put it all together to create your paragraph.

15 Applying the Strategies to Content Social Studies Example English Example

16 Reflection Reflection: One Sentence Summary A sentence frame is a kind of scaffold that…

17 Possible Resource for Your Classroom The information for this presentation is from They Say, I Say: the Moves That Matter in Academic Writing by Graff/Berkinstein

18 PLC Assessment


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