AD Argument Sequence

Pre-test (past writing prompt from ACT)

Getting started

Happiness Collage

(Sample collage)

Resources on American Dream:

Opening Texts   

American Dream interviews

Collecting and reflecting:

American Dream Collage

Formulating a question--using collage and conversations and preliminary research

Creating a good research question--video

Gathering evidence--surveys, research, interviews, personal experience

Evaluating Websites--a tutorial

Introducing argument structure

Claims, reason and evidence

Reading models--looking at argument elements and format--claim and evidence

The Immigrant Advantage

"The Right to Fail"

Argument analysis template

Thesis statement and outline:

Outline instructions

Outline peer feedback

Drafting:

Pre-draft instructions

Draft instructions

Working with a student model

Student model activity

Peer evaluation:

Argument Draft Rubric

CONFERENCES

Final draft

CONFERENCES AND MORE CONFERENCES

Sorting and backpointing

Submission to book

Book formatting

Post-test (past writing prompt from ACT)

Scored with argument writing rubric

Survey and reflection