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Readers will will recorgnize that a good argument is supported by reasons backed up by evidence, so when readers analyze an argument, they ask themselves questions about the claim being made, the reasons that support the claim, and the evidence backing up those reasons. They will also learn that when readers research an argument, they learn to grasp both sides of that argument by focusing initially on texts that lay out the argument clearly, and then reading for both sides. 

Presentación de las características y estrategias que utilizarán en los Ensayos de Opinión. Los escritores comentarán y seleccionarán temas de interés. Harán una lluvia de ideas sobre el tema seleccionado. Desarrollarán sus ideas en la escritura de un ensayo de opinión. 

Lectura de artículos o noticias relacionadas al tema del ensayo. Digitalizar el libro informativo en Book Creator.

Scientists will be brainstorming to create an intereactive model to explain how gravity works to small graders. 

Students can start watching some videos about gravity to plan how their presentation will look like.

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