Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Lesson Plan for Untraditional Argumentative Essay



To do this activity it is already assumed that you have taught students the steps necessary to write an argumentative essay.


















Objective: 
Use videos from the TV program "Dateline NBC" to write argumentative essays

Purpose: "Dateline NBC"  is a program that presents criminal cases. It offers students the opportunity to evaluate evidence presented from both the defense and the prosecution.  

Step 1 
Watch the  Video " The Mystery on Bridle Path 

Step 2 
Group Work 
Students evaluate evidence for or against

Step 3
Students write their own argumentative essays




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