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This Building Evidence-Based Arguments: “Doping can be that last 2 percent.” unit plan also includes:
- Grade 7 Argumentation Unit Text Sets (.pdf)
- What is a Performance-Enhancing Drug? (.pdf)
- Delineating Arguments 3C (.pdf)
- Delineating Arguments 4C (.pdf)
- Forming Evidence-Based Claims (.pdf)
- Model Argument – Baseball Sharks (.pdf)
- Model Argument – Facebook (.pdf)
- Model Argument – Course Scheduling (.pdf)
- Model Argument – Twitter (.pdf)
- Model Argument – School Conflict (.pdf)
- Connecting Ideas Using Transitional Words and Phrases (.pdf)
- Evidence-Based Argumentation Terms (.pdf)
- Evidence-Based Writing Rubric (.pdf)
- Reading Closely for Details: Guiding Questions (.pdf)
- Evidence-Based Arguments Criteria Checklist (.pdf)
- Text-Centered Discussions Checklist (.pdf)
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Even the most thrilling sports career can end in an asterisk if the player uses performance-enhancing drugs. Focused on the topic of doping in sports, a seventh grade unit breaks down the arguments for and against steroids in five sections, which guide readers through understanding the issue, analyzing and evaluating the arguments, developing a position, and organizing and developing their own claims.
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Instructional Ideas
- Pair with a social studies unit about current issues, or with a health class to discuss performance-enhancing drugs
- Use the lessons when discussing the validity and reliability of sources
- Encourages learners to craft their own arguments about the topic
Classroom Considerations
- Refer to page 5 for a unit outline, and page 7 for a list of necessary texts for each section
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- Includes all necessary worksheets, reading material, and handouts
- Provides an array of background texts and topical news articles and columns
- Promotes collaboration and inquiry-based research
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