CCR Reading Standard 8

"Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text include the validity and the reasoning as well the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence."

• This standard deals with formal argumentation or rhetoric.

• Associated with the teachings of Aristotle.

• Ability to write or speak in order to inform persuade or motivate an audience to support one side of an issue.

• The ability to delineate and evaluate species terms.

• The ability to delineate the reasoning of the claim.

• The ability to delineate the sufficiency of the evidence in reasoning.

 

Persuasion vs Argument

• A lot of time people believe that persuasion and argumentation are synonymous but they are not.

• Argument: the author’s attempts.

• Persuasion: audience or reader by convincing them to feel a certain way about the topic.

 

What makes a strong argument?

• Logical organization that outlines what the reader is supposed to believe and why

• Strong credentials that make the text valid.

• Powerful language.

• Logos: logic and facts in a text.

• Ethos: source and author credibility.

• Pathos: emotional appeal to the argument.

 

 

Students will be expected to…

• Recognize valid logical arguments

• Argue a point in writing or speech.

• Support claims with valid evidence.

• Recognize plausible data.

 

CCS

In grades 5K- students will learn how to identify, describe, and explain the way an author supports the points in a text.

K-2: The focus is on how the author supports points I a text.

3: Students learn text structures and transitions.

4 and 5: Students learn to explore use of reason and information in a deeper way.

At the end of 5th grade students should be able to: read and analyze the way a write construction of information text and portray the author’s opinion, support point in a text with reasons, identify facts that support reasons.

 

Literary Skills and Strategies

Use informational books, picture books, magazine article, and digital text.

K: Understand the term reason and identify the author’s reason.

1: Identify author’s reason.

2: Describe how reasons support what author says.

3: Know the structure of a paragraph.

4: Know the difference between fact and opinion.

5: Identify how authors use reasons and evidence to support specific points.

 

Supporting Points in a Text with Reasons

• Use graphic organizer with conducting read a louds.

• To teach students how to support points using facts from a text.

 

Connections between sentences and paragraphs

“Describe the logical connection between particular sentences and paragraphs in a text.”

• Students recognize paragraphs at the indentation and not the facts in specific paragraphs.

• Students should understand that sentence are purposefully grouped and ordered.

• Provide the students with a list of sentences; have them sort related and unrelated sentences.

 

Identifying evidence that support reasons

Students should be able to summarize the text, the key details and ask questions to determine the author’s opinion.

 

Technology Connections

Persuasion Map Interactive Tool: thesis, 3 main reasons, 3 facts for the reason, conclusion.

 

Integrating other Standards

• Reading Informational Text Standard 1: Close reading of an information a text.

• Reading Informational Text Standard 3: Describing the relations and connections between people events ideas or pieces of information.

• Reading Informational Text Standard 6: Point of view.

• Writing Standard 1: Lays out expectations for writing opinions.

• Speaking and Listening Standard 3: Listening to a speaker

• Speaking and Listening Standard 4: Reporting on a topic.

• Language Standard 6: Use of grade specific use of academic language and domain specific words and phrases.