Emotional appeal or argument? That is the question. An informative lesson helps your class recognize the difference between a logical argument and an emotional appeal and learn how to craft an argumentative response. Writers develop a thesis and write a four-paragraph essay based on evidence found within the texts.

Concepts

argumentative writing, arguments, essay writing

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Use a jigsaw activity for reading and discussing the three articles 
• Create a graphic organizer to help writers organize the essay

Classroom Considerations

• Add an additional day of instruction to break up length of reading

Pros

• Breaks down the process of writing an argumentative essay
• Incorporates text analysis skills

Cons

• Requires a lot of heavy reading in a single class period

Common Core

RI.9-10.1 RI.9-10.2 RI.9-10.6 RI.9-10.7 RI.9-10.8 RI.9-10.9 W.9-10.1.a W.9-10.1.b W.9-10.1.e W.9-10.4 W.9-10.9.a