Super Saturday
Writing Conference
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EVIDENCE-BASED WRITING
SESSION 1 | Grades 3-12 / ELL Levels 3-5
[HANDOUT]
Write arguments based on textual evidence
Plan for explicit instruction
Writing about texts— versus topics
Several websites offer excellent informative text that reveals hot topics, current trends, and kid-friendly issues.
Choose a position in 4 steps
Teach students to first chart the perspectives before choosing a position.
Review this video clip explaining the four steps to align with the strongest position, not personal opinion.
Connect Reading Voice and Thinking Voice to writing arguments based on texts
Reasons are inferred after details are collected
Order reasons for maximum effect— 2, 3, 1
Transition from persuasive to argumentative
Animal Testing | Convert a one-sided persuasive to a two-sided argument
Animal Testing | Generate a They say… I say… sophisticated argument
Bottled Water | Convert a one-sided persuasive to a two-sided argument
Bottled Water | Generate a They say… I say… sophisticated argument