6th Grade ELA
Indian Trail Middle
Plainfield, IL
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Lessons (107)
Lessons (107)
6th Grade ELA
(11 Units, 107 Lessons)
Unit 8 - Unit 6 Getting to Know Argumentative Writing (11 Lessons)

Filling in the Blanks
6th Grade ELA
» Unit:
Unit 6 Getting to Know Argumentative Writing

Big Idea:I am Sparta! Or...am I Athens? Students learn about the extreme differences in this lesson!
Standards
21 Resources
25 Favorites
21 Resources
25 Favorites

Greek Against Greek
6th Grade ELA
» Unit:
Unit 6 Getting to Know Argumentative Writing

Big Idea:As members of neutral city-states, the students listen to representatives' claims to join their league.
Standards
32 Resources
15 Favorites
32 Resources
15 Favorites

Greek Against Greek Continued
6th Grade ELA
» Unit:
Unit 6 Getting to Know Argumentative Writing

Big Idea:Students engage in rich discussions developing claims to join the Athenian League or the Spartan League.
Standards
19 Resources
3 Favorites
19 Resources
3 Favorites

State Your Claim!
6th Grade ELA
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Unit 6 Getting to Know Argumentative Writing

Big Idea:Students move from just writing opinions to making evidence based claims!
Standards
22 Resources
36 Favorites
22 Resources
36 Favorites

Do We Really Need the Penny?
6th Grade ELA
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Unit 6 Getting to Know Argumentative Writing

Big Idea:Imagine a world where your two sense...err...cents don't count for anything! Students look at the evidence and decide, do we really need the penny?
Standards
12 Resources
36 Favorites
12 Resources
36 Favorites

Writing the Argument
6th Grade ELA
» Unit:
Unit 6 Getting to Know Argumentative Writing

Big Idea:Students pick a topic and write an argument.
Standards
14 Resources
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14 Resources
43 Favorites

Summarizing the Facts
6th Grade ELA
» Unit:
Unit 6 Getting to Know Argumentative Writing

Big Idea:Students work to identify main idea and supporting details that will later help them write their arguments.
Standards
20 Resources
11 Favorites
20 Resources
11 Favorites

Cause and Effect-Informational Text
6th Grade ELA
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Unit 6 Getting to Know Argumentative Writing

Big Idea:Students look and evaluate an informational text to determine causes and effects.
Standards
15 Resources
20 Favorites
15 Resources
20 Favorites

Analyzing an Informational Text
6th Grade ELA
» Unit:
Unit 6 Getting to Know Argumentative Writing

Big Idea:Students visit the internet daily, but can they analyze the information accurately.
Standards
19 Resources
10 Favorites
19 Resources
10 Favorites

Should Orcas Be Set Free? Debating the Issues
6th Grade ELA
» Unit:
Unit 6 Getting to Know Argumentative Writing

Big Idea:Free Willy! Students read all about Orcas and have to decide whether or not they should be set free.
Standards
14 Resources
12 Favorites
14 Resources
12 Favorites

Should Justin Bieber Be Deported?
6th Grade ELA
» Unit:
Unit 6 Getting to Know Argumentative Writing

Big Idea:Students take a side on a very HOT topic. Should American kick the Bieb out of the country? Or, does he deserve a second chance?
11 Resources
3 Favorites
11 Resources
3 Favorites