AIS 1 tentative planner for January

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
2 NO SCHOOL	3 Narrative Nonfiction:  “The Flaming Sky” Watch the video and complete the sheet	4	5 Complete video and questions	6
9 Read the article and complete the Close Reading sheet	10	11 Continue with the lesson from Monday and transition into the reading questions for "Would You Ride on That?"	12	13 Begin argument writing:  Would you want to travel on a modern zeppelin? Re-read second article Craft claim statement Select 2 pieces of evidence that supports the claim
16 NO SCHOOL	17	18 Construct the counterclaim Construct the rebuttal Complete and review argument planner	19	20 Review how to include the counterclaim and claim in the introduction Start the essay in class
23	24 LAST DAY Complete essay	25

Organizer for the Pet Cloning argument paper

Introduction:

What is the context?  Why is the subject controversial?

State the counterclaim and then the claim

Paragraph 1:

Discuss the counterclaim.  Why is it valid?  Why, though, is it not enough to go to that side of the argument?

Be sure to use text evidence (a quote) and use the process of context / quote /  connection to claim.

Paragraph 2:

Now, discuss the point you ranked first on your plan sheet.

Be sure to use text evidence (a quote) and use the process of context / quote /  connection to claim.

Paragraph 3:

Next, discuss the point you ranked second on your plan sheet.

Be sure to use text evidence (a quote) and use the process of context / quote /  connection to claim.

Conclusion:

Tell the reader why YOUR TWO POINTS outweigh the counterclaim.


When you proofread, check your word choice-- is it clear and factual when you are using examples from the text?  Is it full of emotion (connotation) when you are trying to convince the reader that your side is the correct side?

January plan for AIS 2 (UNLESS WE HAVE A SNOW DAY...)

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
2 NO SCHOOL	3	4 Review Task 3 and rubric from December Begin reading and annotating for new Task 3:  identify the central idea and one literary element	5	6 Review passage, central idea, and literary element Identify at least three pieces of evidence from the text
9	10 CHART:  How does each piece of evidence support the claim? Begin draft of essay	11	12 Continue with essay draft	13
16 NO SCHOOL	17 Review sentence frames Edit piece	18	19 Review State exemplars Revise using sentence starters and context/quote/ commentary	20
23 TBA	24	25 TBA	REGENTS WEEK

Argument: Pet cloning

What do you think…?

Is pet cloning OK?  Go back to the article to find arguments that support EACH side of this debate.  Write the information on the lines below.

YES	NO

Now, examine points on both sides of the debate—AS WELL AS YOUR OWN BELIEFS—and decide what you think.  State your opinion in one to two sentences below, and don’t forget the “because” clause.  This statement will be the claim statement for your argument essay.

Connecting Evidence to a Claim:  Argument Planner

Claim:

Source:  (title, author, publication, page numbers, etc.)
Evidence from the article:  facts, statistics, quotes, etc.	CONNECTION:  how does this evidence connect to your purpose and claim?  How can you help the readers see the importance of this fact to the context or situation?  HOW and WHY does this evidence support your claim?  GIVE EXAMPLES.
The text says…	Here’s how it applies to my claim:
The text says…	Here’s how it applies to my claim:
The text says…	Here’s how it applies to my claim: