Scribd
Upload
17 views3 pages

Counterargument Lesson Plan

This lesson plan can be used to teach abut counter argument

Uploaded by

Brian Charboneau
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
17 views3 pages

Counterargument Lesson Plan

This lesson plan can be used to teach abut counter argument

Uploaded by

Brian Charboneau
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 3

1

COUNTERARGUMENT LESSON PLAN

Table of Contents

Page 1 Unit Overview (Objectives and Basic Plans)


Page 2-3 Detailed Lesson Plan

Unit Overview
Day Objective/Standards Lesson Overview
1 1. Students will be able to define How to write a counterargument.
a counterargument. 1. Compare 2 arguments with and without
2. Students will be able to come counterargument.
up with reasons why people 2. Model following the counterargument handout:
might disagree and think list 3 reasons someone might disagree and
about why they are wrong. systematically discredit it.
3. Students craft their own counterargument outline

Copyright © 2018 Jeanne Wolz, www.teacheroffduty.com. For classroom use only by a single
teacher. Please purchase one licensure per teacher using this product. All rights reserved.
2

Detailed Lesson Plan

Standards
1. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.7.1.A Introduce claim(s), acknowledge alternate or opposing
claims, and organize the reasons and evidence logically.

Content Objectives
1. Students will be able to define a counterargument.
2. Students will be able to come up with reasons why people might disagree and think
about why they are wrong.

Language Objectives (What are these? Click here)


1. Students will write reasons why someone might disagree with their claim.
2. Students will use provided transition statements to disprove that counterargument.

Materials
1. Included Powerpoint Slides
2. Handout 1: “Plan Your Counterargument”

Procedure
1. Mini-lesson (a little longer today)
a. Quick-write: What is a counterargument?
b. Model the need for a counterargument.
i. Ask for 2 (dramatic) volunteers, and ask them to read aloud Version 1
and Version 2 of an argument to their guardian about why they should
be allowed to go out this weekend
ii. Ask students: which version was more convincing?
1. Students talk to partners – as they do, listen for someone to
mention something about the counterargument
2. Ask the person to share who had talked about the
counterargument, and if they haven’t already, name it for the
class
iii. Define counterargument—could use definition provided in slides, or
create one as a class
c. Explain today, they’re going to plan their counterargument.
d. Distribute Handout 1: “Plan Your Counterargument”
e. Ask students to come up with three specific reasons why some people
disagree with your claim (better yet, why the person they want to write to
actually DOES disagree)—it might help to demonstrate with your own
example
i. Give students a few minutes to do this
f. Call students back, ask them to ask their partner for more ideas and write
them on the sheet (even if you have to double-up on top)
g. Model with your own: Picking the most compelling reason, and how you
think through discrediting it using the basic outline on the handout.

Copyright © 2018 Jeanne Wolz, www.teacheroffduty.com. For classroom use only by a single
teacher. Please purchase one licensure per teacher using this product. All rights reserved.
3

2. Work-Time:
a. Students pick the most convincing reason people might disagree, and use
either the “Basic,” “Intermediate,” or “Advanced” outline on the Handout 1:
Plan your Counterargument for designing their counterargument
b. If they finish today, they could work on the draft of their letter
3. Share time:
a. As students are writing today, circulate and find a great example of a
counterargument, and see if that student would be willing to share how they
came up with that counterargument
i. Ask that student to share to the class

Copyright © 2018 Jeanne Wolz, www.teacheroffduty.com. For classroom use only by a single
teacher. Please purchase one licensure per teacher using this product. All rights reserved.

You might also like

pFad - Phonifier reborn

Pfad - The Proxy pFad of © 2024 Garber Painting. All rights reserved.

Note: This service is not intended for secure transactions such as banking, social media, email, or purchasing. Use at your own risk. We assume no liability whatsoever for broken pages.


Alternative Proxies:

Alternative Proxy

pFad Proxy

pFad v3 Proxy

pFad v4 Proxy