ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Analyzing Famous Speeches as Arguments
This multi-session lesson features the opportunity to analyze a variety of famous speeches. Students will look carefully at tone, rhetoric, propaganda techniques, and historical context as they write an analysis paper....
American Rhetoric
American Rhetoric: Rhetoric & the Story of Corax vs. Tisias
After reading the arugments of each of two lawyers in court, decide who wins.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Arguments: Identify Fallacies
This lesson focuses on learning to spot logical fallacies in arguments. All of us need to acquire skills to protect ourselves from falling victim to tricks of logic. By learning to detect fallacies, you can protect your values, your...
CPALMS
Cpalms: Lafs.8.sl.1.3
Choose from among lesson plans, assessments, and original student tutorials to teach how to analyze a speaker's arguments.
BBC
Bbc Bitesize Revision: Discursive (Analytical) Writing
Short tutorial about discursive, or analytical, writing from a Scottish Standard Grade examination preparation site. Contains seven pages of information about the following: organising, essay examples, finding information, planning,...
Read Works
Read Works: Trouble at Reading Railroad
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about two cousins who disagree over a game of Monopoly. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: Tossing Around Dodgeball
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage shares the pros and cons associated with the game of dodgeball. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes...
Read Works
Read Works: Fat and Fed Up
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage contains arguments about the problem of obesity in America. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes...
Stefan Warner and Steven R. Costenoble
Finite Mathematics & Applied Calculus: Arguments and Proofs
The resource investigates arguments and proofs. The tutorial examines validity, Modus Ponens, counterexamples, and Modus Tollens. Students learn about the logic concepts through notes and examples. Practice exercises are included.
University of Sydney (Australia)
University of Sydney: Module 3 Unit 1: Planning Your Essay
This unit index contains links with to guide students through the process of planning a multi-paragraph argumentative essay. Students will learn how to interpret the essay question, develop a writing plan, thesis, writing the argument,...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Units: Teaching Units
Complete teaching units (12) by grade level. CommonLit units are crafted to be both engaging and rigorous, featuring a variety of literary and informational texts from diverse sources. Reading, writing, and discussion are prioritized in...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Types of Conclusions
You might find it helpful to categorize the kind of conclusion you're dealing with as you approach passages that contain arguments on the LSAT. Your success in analyzing arguments-passages with a conclusion and supporting evidence-starts...
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: English Language Arts, Grade 12: Undaunted Courage
Students explore ideas prominent throughout westward expansion and American literature: myth versus reality. The texts present various perspectives of the West. Students consider the idealism and romance of the American spirit versus the...
Other
Cooperative Communcation Skills: Emergency Kit [Pdf]
This site is provided for by Cooperative Communication Skills. Seven suggestions for resolving or refusing conflict before it gets out of hand. SL.9-10.1c Active Participation. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.SL.1, SL.11-12.1c Questions/Part
Quizlet
Quizlet: Claim & Support: Test
This interactive assessment features 10 match and 10 multiple choice questions over 20 vocabulary words relating to argumentative writing claims and support.
Quizlet
Quizlet: Claim & Support: Match
In this interactive game, students match each vocabulary word relating to argumentative writing claims and support with its definition.
Quizlet
Quizlet: Claim & Support: Flashcards
This set of interactive flashcards focuses on 20 vocabulary words relating to argumentative writing claims and support.