Work on researching both sides of the topic and finding any positives for the counterargument. Begin organizing the details for the support side and creating a strong thesis statement.
Nico wrote another script for his comic. We focused on grammar, punctuation, capitalization, commas and spelling. He wrote two more key details for the passage "Pests." He wrote a short creative, descriptive paragraph about what it was like being in an earthquake.
Nico worked on descriptive writing. He read a passage that described penguins. Then, he looked at a picture of a tiger and wrote a paragraph describing what it looks like. We focused on proofreading skills.
Nico read a short text called "The Lazy Pelican." He wrote a story about a pelican. He told how the pelican is lazy and never wants to move fast, and he told how a frigate bird teaches the pelican a lesson. He read the text "Controlling Pests" and wrote the main idea and key details about the text.
Look at several examples written by middle school students. Show where the support for the thesis is in the body as well as the counter argument and rebuttal. Point out what evidence was used to support the argument
Nico read a passage about seabirds, then answered a follow-up question in writing. He practiced the difference between using possessive and plural words.
Nico used a Google Doc to write his notes on Martin Luther King, Jr. We worked on paraphrasing and summarizing. He hand wrote his newest creative writing comic. We worked on capitalization and punctuation.
Discuss the similarities and differences between argumentative and opinion writing. show an example of each and not these similarities and differences.
Nico worked on his creative writing comic and practiced using images to write the main idea and key details. We worked on spelling, grammar, punctuation and capitalization.
