Stake Your Claim: From Opinion to Evidence

Maximize your literacy block by learning how a wealth of Language curriculum expectations can be effectively taught through a study of claim and evidence. Discover how engaging real-world texts and issues can spark interest and enthusiasm for both reading and writing. These highly engaging lessons have been classroom tested and will improve your students’ ability to analyze texts, as well as develop and organize ideas when communicating and supporting their thinking in writing. Criteria for judgement, student samples, mentor texts, and lesson sequences will be discussed and shared in this workshop. Practical teacher tips will also be highlighted throughout the session. You’ll leave feeling ready to start teaching these units the very next day!