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organizing and revising your argument
aCTIvITy 2.17
Learning Targets
• Use research to support a claim(s) and frame an argument.
• Share and respond to preliminary drafts in a discussion group using questions and comments with relevant evidence, observation, and ideas.
• Use new information to revise an argument to reflect Scoring Guide Criteria.
Monitor Progress by Creating and Following a Plan
You have gone through a model of the research process and conducted research
on your own topic for the argumentative essay you will write for the Embedded my Notes Assessment.
Now you will focus on completing your research and finding evidence for your argument. You will also work on organizing and communicating your argument.
1. First, look at the chart below. Where are you in the process of researching for your essay? Check off the steps you have already completed, but remember that you can go back to revise your claim or find additional support for your argument, if necessary. In the third column, add planning notes for completing each step of the process.
Research Plan for My Argumentative Essay
learNING STraTeGIeS:
Writer’s Checklist, Discussion Groups, Oral Reading, Sharing and Responding, Self-Editing/ Peer-Editing
Notes
Check Progress
Step of Research Process
Identify the issue or problem; establish a claim.
Form a set of questions that can be answered through research.
Locate and evaluate sources. Gather evidence for claims and counterclaims.
Interpret evidence.
Communicate findings.
2. Reflect on your research. Which questions have you answered? What do
you still need to know? What new questions do you have? You should keep research notes on a computer, on note cards, or in a log such as the one that follows.
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