English Argumentative Writing Practice

Main Objectives:

1. Explain personal claims and evidence in an argument ('Honesty is the best policy'. Do you agree?).

2. Analyse other classmates’ claims and evidence during collaborative learning

3. Refine collaborative artifacts based on peer-comments and teachers' feedback

4. Write individual writing based on artifacts in collaborative learning

Powerpoint Presentation used in class

Main Focus:

1. Explain to students what claim and evidence is

2. Learn how to structure an argument

3. Understand how AppleTree can be used to practise argumentation skills

4. Share with the students the different phases of AppleTree (i.e. 5 Phases)

5. Explain to students how to use AppleTree during each phase