Arguementative Writing

Poll

Which of these activities do you prefer most

• Reading

• Writing

• Listening

• Speaking

You and your partner should find words that you do not understand and discuss what they mean based on the text before use the dictionary

​Identify Vocabulary

Talk to your shoulder partner and discuss what is the main take home in this text

2 min

Key Take Home

THINK PAIR SHARE

Multiple Choice

What is an audience in the context of writing?

• the specific group of people the writer intends to reach and engage with their work

• Any group of people

• Students

• Americans

Multiple Choice

Who is the author most likely addressing in the selection "say yes to exploring Mars"?

• The scientific community

• The technology companies

• The American public

• Government Representatives

Open Ended

Cite evidence from the text to support your answer in the question above (Who is the author addressing?)

Multiple Choice

What is the author's main claim in the selection "say yes to exploring Mars"?

• Sending astronauts to Mars will be worth the effort

• Astronauts have all the qualifications needed to travel to Mars

• Going to Mars is the only way for humans to know if life exists on the planet

• A mission to Mars will never happen if it does not take place soon

Draw

Highlight/ underline/ circle evidence that exploring Mars could improve quality of life on earth.

Drag and Drop

Evidence refers to the ​ ​

Placeholder

​ ,

Placeholder

, or information to support a claim. It provides factual basis for why a claim is considered true or plausible

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

data

observations

opinions

thoughts

Multiple Choice

How does the author support the primary claim made in "say yes to exploring Mars"?

• By mentioning that firefighters gear was originally made for astronauts

• By providing a quotation explaining why people should act now

• by listing places that humans have successfully explored

• by clarifying the important role of NASA in space exploration

Match

Match the following

• Claim

• Evidence

• Reasoning

• Fact

• Audience

statement answers a question

Proof, data, observations

how the evidence supports the claim

Data

author's Intendedrecepients

• statement answers a question

• Proof, data, observations

• how the evidence supports the claim

• Data

• author's Intendedrecepients

Other examples to practice

Match

Match the following

Plants grow faster in sunlight because in a two-week experiment, plants in sunlight grew three inches while those in the dark grew only one inch, and Photosynthesis, which is necessary for plant growth, requires sunlight, so the plants in the sunlight had more opportunity for photosynthesis. 

• Plants grow faster in sunlight

• Water is en a two-week experiment, plants in sunlight grew three inches while those in the dark grew only one inch

• Photosynthesis, which is necessary for plant growth, requires sunlight, so the plants in the sunlight had more opportunity for photosynthesis

Claim

Evidence

Reasoning

• Claim

• Evidence

• Reasoning

Match

Match the following

Burning fossil fuels is harmful to the environment. Burning fossil fuels releases greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide, methane, and particles into the air. These greenhouse gases trap heat in the atmosphere, causing climate change, and also contribute to respiratory diseases from smog and air pollution.

• Burning fossil fuels is harmful to the environment.

• Greenhouse gases trap heat in the atmosphere.Burning fossil fuels releases greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide, methane, and particles into the air.

• These greenhouse gases trap heat in the atmosphere, causing climate change, and also contribute to respiratory diseases from smog and air pollution.

Claim

Evidence

Reasoning

• Claim

• Evidence

• Reasoning

Take 10 min

1. Find TEKS that you are currently teaching

2. Find and modify or create a quizizz lesson to be used next week

3. Use different question types in your Quizizz

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a) individual performance
b) Based on each question
c) Based on standards if you attached them.

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The AI feature generates questions from various media

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