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Argumentative Writing: Unit Calendar

Ms. Anna Swift & Ms. Jamie Stanley

Date

Class Lessons

March 2

Full-Lesson: Introduction to
Argumentative Writing

March 3

Work on Claims and Evidence

Assignments Due

Slip or Trip Activity Due

Speech Assignment Presented with


Topic Ideas
March 4

Full-Lesson: How to Research &


Organize Research

Bring Topic Ideas

March 5

Research

March 6

Research

March 9

Full-Lesson: Thesis Statements

Have research complete

March 10

Full-Lesson: Prewriting/Graphic
Organizer

Thesis Statement

March 11

Mini-Lesson: Transitions
Writer's Workshop: Prewriting &
Talk about the difference between a
speech & an essay

March 12

Full-Lesson: Drafting

March 13

Mini-Lesson: Attention Getter


Writer's Workshop: Drafting

Prewriting Worksheet

March 16

Mini-Lesson: Sentence Variety


Writers Workshop: Drafting

March 17

Writer's Workshop: Drafting

March 18

Full-Lesson: Bibliography

March 19

Mini-Lesson: Praise, Question,


Prompt

Rough Draft

Do PQP in Writing Groups


March 20

Writer's Workshop: Edit/Revise

March 23

Mini-Lesson: Introduce Video


Assignment & Teach Storyboard

Final Draft

Writer's Workshop: Work on project


March 24

Mini-Lesson: How to use iMovie

Storyboard

Writer's Workshop: Work on project


March 25

Writer's Workshop: Work on project

March 26

Writer's Workshop: Work on project

March 27

Writer's Workshop: Work on project Video due by end of class

The 1st Annual Gilles-Franks Film Festival will be held on March 27 at 6pm. It will take
place at the Middle School. A detailed film schedule will be sent home the final week of
the unit. :)

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