Argumentative Text Bundle

This argumentative text bundle has everything you need for the week!

The 5-day Argumentative Text Unit will help you teach your students to recognize and identify the characteristics and structures of argumentative text (ie. the author's claim, the intended audience, and the facts & evidence used to support the claim). Students will then analyze the characteristics & structures to evaluate the author's claim and compare arguments made about the same topic. This argumentative text unit covers several components of your ELA instruction: read aloud, detailed reading lessons, vocabulary, and grammar (using mentor sentences). There is also a connection to writing with response to text and writing station prompts!

The Argumentative Text Interactive Notebook Pages are the perfect supplement for your instruction throughout the week and will serve as a great reference for your students!

Fact & Opinion Task Cards w/ Digital Options help your students practice distinguishing between the two, a skill that is critical in reading & analyzing argumentative text. The oral admin included with the digital options makes providing accommodations for struggling readers a breeze.

This Argumentative Text Bundle Includes:

⭐Argumentative Text Reading Lessons & Resources:

• Day 1 – Introduction to Characteristics and Structure of Argumentative Text (Video & PowerPoint Lesson 1)
• Day 2 – Evaluating the Author's Claim (PowerPoint Lesson 2)
• Day 3 – Evaluating and Comparing Argumentative Texts (PowerPoint Lesson 3)
• Day 4 – Partner Work - Comparing Arguments within an Argumentative Text
• Day 5 – Assessment – This reading passage has 6 multiple choice questions and 4 short answer questions.
• 4 Original Argumentative Text Articles for Lessons, Practice, & Assessment
• Graphic Organizers/Student Response Sheets
• Mini-Anchor Chart Handout

⭐Argumentative Text Interactive Notebook Pages with:

• Google Slides
• 3 Interactive Mini Anchor Chart (includes choice in teaching argumentative or persuasive)
• 3 Interactive Pages for Use with Any Text
• Argumentative/ Persuasive Short Text
• Fact vs Opinion Sorting Activity
• Lesson Ideas
• Leveled Book List for Argumentative Text
• Examples

⭐2 Extra High-Interest Argumentative Text Passages about the Effects of Video Games on Kids

• Argumentative Passage with Claim that Video Games Are Good for Kids
• Argumentative Passage with Claim that Video Games Have Negative Effects on Kids
• Graphic Organizers/Student Response Sheets

⭐Read Aloud Resources:

• Mentor Text List of Free Argumentative Articles Online
• Think Aloud Stems

⭐Vocabulary Resources:

Vocabulary words are taken from the argumentative text included with the unit.

• Vocabulary Word Cards & Picture Cards
• “Mirrors with Words,” Examples & Nonexamples, and Words in Context Activities
• Vocabulary Assessment

⭐Grammar Resources:

Grammar Focus: Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases

• The grammar resources in this unit follow the mentor sentence structure derived from Jeff Anderson's Patterns of Power method and are designed to accompany the week's mentor text.
• 4 Days of Mentor Sentence Lesson Plans
• Explanation of Mentor Sentences
• PowerPoint Presentation to Accompany Mentor Sentence
• Student Handout/Recording Sheet
• Assessment

⭐Response to Text Questions

• These 5 response to text prompts can be used in reading response journals, as quick writes, in a writing station, or as open-ended discussion questions.

⭐Writing Prompts

• Note - These are not intended to replace mini-lessons or writing instruction.
• These 5 writing prompts are perfect for your writing station.

These argumentative text lesson plans are TEKS and Common Core aligned. See the preview for an overview of what will be taught throughout the week.

⭐20 Argumentative Text Task Cards:

This recess-themed set of 20 argumentative text task cards gives your students a fun way to practice identifying evidence that supports the claim. Each card contains a claim and asks the students to determine which of two answer choices best supports it.

• Printable PDF
• Digital Options
  • Boom Cards with Optional Oral Admin
  • Google Classroom (with Oral Admin)
  • Google Classroom
  • SeeSaw
  • Easel Activity on Teachers Pay Teachers

⭐32 Fact & Opinion Task Cards:

Help your students practice distinguishing facts from opinions.

• Printable PDF
• Digital Options
  • Boom Cards with Optional Oral Admin
  • Google Classroom (with Oral Admin)
  • Google Classroom
  • SeeSaw
  • Easel Activity on Teachers Pay Teachers

⭐Important Note:

Argumentative text can be a difficult genre for our students. The level & grade of your students will determine the amount of scaffolding required from you while teaching this unit. I suggest that 3rd-grade teachers introduce the genre with the video (linked in lesson 1). Third graders will likely need a lot of support with this.

⭐ What Other Buyers Are Saying:

"This was the perfect resource for teaching argumentative texts. It is TEKs aligned and includes everything that could be needed and more." - Aspen F.

"Great for seeing different viewpoints (claims) of the author's perspective!" - Tracy N.

"Students were engaged in the passages, overall great resource." - Jennifer G.

"Great resource, really helped me introduce the genre." - Michelle G.

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