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"This lesson plan is a fantastic resource for teaching students how to effectively write counterarguments. The handouts were super helpful for my students."
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One of the most challenging argumentative techniques to teach, this lesson plan addresses the most common pitfalls students have while crafting counterarguments.

It includes a scaffolded, easy-to-differentiate handout along with a detailed lesson plan and slides to help your students go from defining a counterargument to applying it in their own writing within a class period.

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Counterargument Lesson Plan

Rated 5 out of 5, based on 6 reviews
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5th - 12th
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Teaching Duration
45 minutes

What others say

"This lesson plan is a fantastic resource for teaching students how to effectively write counterarguments. The handouts were super helpful for my students."
star
Taryn S.

Description

One of the most challenging argumentative techniques to teach, this lesson plan addresses the most common pitfalls students have while crafting counterarguments.

It includes a scaffolded, easy-to-differentiate handout along with a detailed lesson plan and slides to help your students go from defining a counterargument to applying it in their own writing within a class period.

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**Note**

This lesson is included in the following bundles at a discounted price:

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This lesson plan includes:

  • Content standards
  • Language standards
  • 1 detailed lesson plan
  • 1 Editable handout accompanying the lesson plan
  • Powerpoint slides for the lesson

**Note**

This lesson is included in the following bundles at a discounted price:

You may also be interested in these other argumentative writing products:

Bundles:

Individual Lessons:

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Rated 5 out of 5, based on 6 reviews
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Rated 5 out of 5
April 11, 2025
Great resource! Easy to use! My students were engaged and able to make connections.
Samantha P.
194 reviews
Grades taught: 7th
Student populations: Mild to severe disabilities
Rated 5 out of 5
February 9, 2025
This lesson plan is a fantastic resource for teaching students how to effectively write counterarguments. The handouts were super helpful for my students.
560 reviews
Grades taught: 7th
Student populations: Emerging bilinguals, Learning difficulties
Rated 5 out of 5
December 30, 2024
Thank you for this resource. It provided my students with a lot of good practice.
Silvana S.
103 reviews
Grades taught: 11th
Rated 5 out of 5
March 28, 2024
This was a great small group resource for my students while working on argumentative writing.
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Grades taught: 7th
Rated 5 out of 5
April 26, 2021
My students loved this resource. It was very engaging and hands-on.
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Grades taught: 7th
Student populations: Emerging bilinguals
Rated 5 out of 5
June 13, 2019
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March 11, 2019
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Standards

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Use words, phrases, and clauses to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence.
Introduce claim(s) about a topic or issue, acknowledge and distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and organize the reasons and evidence logically.
Use words, phrases, and clauses to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence.
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