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Lesson Plan

It’s Okay to Argue

We don’t want arguments in the classroom, right? Actually arguments aren’t all bad! In this lesson, students learn to write argumentative essays.
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Learning Objectives

Students will be able to use evidence to support their arguments.

Introduction

(10 minutes)
  • Have students turn to a partner and tell them about an argument they have had.
  • Ask for a few students to share about their arguments with the class.
  • Tell students that arguments between two people have two different sides. Ask students to turn to their partner and talk about the different sides in the arguments they reflected on.