Once we've knocked out our audience with our intro, what do we do? We T.I.E.E. them up. TIEE (Topic Sentence, Intro to Evidence, Evidence, Elaboration). In this mini-unit, the focus is on the body paragraph. Students practice and perfect each piece of TIEE in its own seperate lesson. At the end of the week, they are assessed on their knowledge.
Lessons
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SWBAT: disect and identify the parts of a persuasive argument.
SWBAT: disect and identify the parts of a persuasive argument.
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SWBAT: craft persuasive topic sentences that transition and reveal the main idea of the paragraph.
SWBAT: craft persuasive topic sentences that transition and reveal the main idea of the paragraph.
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SWBAT: craft evidence to strengthen their persuasive paragraphs.
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SWBAT: bridge their evidence to their argument.
SWBAT: bridge their evidence to their argument.
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SWBAT: write a 4 or 5 CMT writing prompt in 45 minutes.
SWBAT: write a 4 or 5 CMT writing prompt in 45 minutes.
