Scholars begin working on the end-of-unit writing prompt for Pygmalion. They must analyze their collected text evidence to determine what information is compelling enough to include in their argumentative essays. The teacher guides them through a lesson of formalizing claims and dismissing irrelevant information.

Concepts

evaluating claims, textual evidence, play analysis, argumentative writing

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Conduct a class discussion and give examples of strong and weak arguments

Classroom Considerations

• Lesson 12 of 19 in Grade 7 ELA Module 2b, Unit 2
• Requires completing lessons in order

Pros

• Includes a teacher sheet for guiding pupils through the lesson
• Offers ideas for meeting the needs of struggling readers

Cons

• None

Common Core

W.7.5 W.7.9.a