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Argumentative Essay: Why Dogs Are Better Than Cats

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ELA7_SB_U5_L10 Introduction and Objective Dogs are better than cats. Why? Because I said so. Hmmm, this person will need a better reason than that to support her argument! Don’t you agree? Today's lesson objectives are: Students will support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence, using credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text. Students will gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, assess the credibility of each source, and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of other while avoiding plagiarism. Students will list basic bibliographic information for sources. Let’s take a moment to think about the learning skills you’ll need to achieve today’s objective. …show more content…

Arguments not only include the argumentative statement, but evidence and logical reasons to support the point you are trying to make. There are several acceptable types of supporting evidence for arguments. Please read more about the four most commonly used supports . . . facts – true information example: Martin Luther King Jr. was an ordained Baptist Minister. definitions – statements about the meaning of a word or concept example: Nonviolent means the opposite of violent. The most appropriate synonyms of nonviolent are peaceful, orderly, and to avoid physically hurting others. concrete details – information (from a text) that can explain or justify something example: MLK even created a list of six principles of nonviolence for his followers to live by. quotations – the exact words written/spoken by an author or speaker example: “We must not allow our creative protest to degenerate into physical

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