The Writing Notebook for Claims/Arguments compliments writing whole groups and guided writing groups. Students can use strategies and graphic organizers to identify and document the author's point of view/argument/main idea. The can also use strategies and graphic organizer to form their position and create their claim. This journal can be used as appropriate from 3rd grade to 5th grade. You can edit this journal to fit your students' needs by adding additional slides and content.

• Strategies and graphic organizers for author's point of view/argument/main idea
• Strategies and graphic organizers your point of view/argument/main ideaT
• Table of Content to write topic
• Transition words
• Word Wall
• 16 opportunities to create a claim