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OP-EDSARGUMENT MINI-UNIT
Sugar as a Social Issue
Linda Denstaedt
Oakland Writing Project (MI)
i3 Career and College Ready Writing Leadership Team Linda Denstaedt, Oakland Writing Project, for NWP CRWP funded by the Department of Education
Interactive Tour
GOAL
Experience and reflect on learning and teaching to imagine mini-units on argument writing
PROCESS • Engage as a student
• Pause to Look Back—noting moves and opportunities in lessons
• Pause to Look Forward—imagining use of a mini-unit
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Locate and
introduce yourself to
a thinking partner.
Linda Denstaedt, Oakland Writing Project, for NWP CRWP funded by the Department of Education
5-6 Day Unit Focused on Structure and Line of Reasoning
Investigate Thinking and Structure
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Linda Denstaedt, Oakland Writing Project, for NWP CRWP funded by the Department of Education
Strategic Reading Process
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Something is happening in
the world
Join the Conversation
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Linda Denstaedt, Oakland Writing Project, for NWP CRWP funded by the Department of Education
Explore a Topic
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What are your thoughts on sugar and health? Do you think it is a social issue?
Include examples from texts you have read or personal knowledge and experience.
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Title: Snickers Ad
Images Words
• Describe images• Bullet or Number each
detail you describe
• Capture words and/or phrases you hear
• Grab the words that seem important
• Bullet the list of words and/or phrases
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Snickers
Link to video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MixNh9L7G5M
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Now, I’m thinking…
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Title: NYC Ad
Images Words
• Describe images• Bullet or Number each
detail you describe
• Capture words and/or phrases you hear
• Grab the words that seem important
• Bullet the list of words and/or phrases
Linda Denstaedt, Oakland Writing Project, for NWP CRWP funded by the Department of Education
NYC Health
Link to video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mt-i2aypew
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Now, I’m thinking…
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http://tinyurl.com/roomfordebate-supersize
NY Times—Room for Debate
“Banning Supersize Sodas Isn’t the Answer”
Georgianna Donadio
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Annotate/Code Reading
• Lines that seem important or interesting
• Lines you want to talk back to
• Lines you want to push back on
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Now, I’m thinking…
Linda Denstaedt, Oakland Writing Project, for NWP CRWP funded by the Department of Education
Look Back
What did we just do?
How will activities like these move students toward argumentative writing?
Linda Denstaedt, Oakland Writing Project, for NWP CRWP funded by the Department of Education
Multiple Views to Explore Angles on a Topic
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“Improve the Food Not the Food Label” Health & Science Columnist
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Mini-Unit Page 7
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Quick Research to Plan a Draft
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Annotate/Code Evidence • Examples• Expert• Push Back• Own Spin
Write a Plan
Curate Texts• Scan• Skim• Read
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Revising while Drafting
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Slow Drafting• Not the get-something-
down first draft
• Be both a reader and writer while drafting
• Plan • Write • Pause• Reread• Rethink & • Revise while drafting
Linda Denstaedt, Oakland Writing Project, for NWP CRWP funded by the Department of Education
Linda Denstaedt, Oakland Writing Project, for NWP CRWP funded by the Department of Education
Look Back
What did we just do?
How will activities like these move students toward argumentative writing?
Linda Denstaedt, Oakland Writing Project, for NWP CRWP funded by the Department of Education
LookForward
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How does the design of this lesson support students in trying new ways of thinking? How do these experiences support students in writing arguments? How often should such a lesson be repeated to develop processes that become habits?
How close is what you just did as a learner/reader/writer to what your students are currently doing in argumentation? What will get them ready to do this work? What kinds of things will you consider in adapting these materials for your students and your classroom?
What are the key components of this mini-unit? Where would this unit be positioned in a year of learning? How do we use this framework to design and plan OTHER writing experiences with different materials or topics?
What are the challenges and opportunities in teaching this mini-unit? What shifts will you need to make to do this work? What kinds of support might you/your fellow teachers need as you take up or adapt the mini-unit’s lessons and materials?
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