Writing Argument: Building a Defensible Claim: Reading Unit 7, Grade 9 (Letters & Devotion)

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Writing Argument: Building a Defensible Claim is Unit 7 of English 9: Reading and Writing the Human Story (Part 2) (Grade 9), the Letters & Devotion Reading course, complete in one printable PDF: 9 lessons, the unit check-up and the answer key, 83 pages.

• Fair representation of an opposing position (counterclaim) prior to rebuttal
• Argument-writing vocabulary: claim, counterclaim, warrant, evidence, rebuttal
• The claim-evidence-explanation (CEE) paragraph structure for integrating evidence
• The distinction between a fairly represented counterclaim and a straw-man counterclaim
• Logical gaps between evidence and claim in argumentative writing (missing warrants)
• Fairness and logical sufficiency of a counterclaim-rebuttal section in an unfamiliar essay
• Overall structural plan of an argumentative essay including counterclaim placement
• Sentence-level revision for clarity: transitions and pronoun reference
• Original claim and fair counterclaim construction in an unrehearsed domain

Every lesson is written for a parent with no teaching background: it opens with a short script to read aloud, names the specific wrong idea a student is likely to reach for and how to correct it, and closes with a practice sheet you may copy for your household. Scripture references are King James Version throughout. Black-and-white, 8.5 x 11 in. The whole year of this course is also in this store as a single book.

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