A simple support for an argument paragraph.

1. Our Argument Paper
Should School Start Early or Late?

2. Writing Our Own Paragraph(s)
This week we will take the information from our
articles and write our own response to the
question:
Should schools start earlier or later?

3. Notes
Argumentative Writing: Paragraph Response Template
Your paragraph(s) must include the following:
1. Claim (one sentence that states what you are going to prove in this
paragraph)
2. Evidence (use sentence frames and information from your notes)
3. Concluding sentence (restate the claim/topic sentence in other words)]
We will be using a new scoring guide to help guide our work.

4. Write a Claim Statement
Write your introduction and claim statement in
at least 2 different ways.
Share with a partner and then select your best.

5. Citing the Evidence/ Reasoning
Now go back to your notes. What evidence do
you have to support your claim?

6. Citing Evidence

7. Writing a Conclusion
Summarize your main points and create a
feeling of closure

8. Final Revision RADAR by Kellly Gallagher