Explain Your Evidence

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DISCUSS:
What animal do you see when you look at this drawing?
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DISCUSS:
How would you explain this quote? Try explaining it in different ways.
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Get your supplies.
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In today’s lesson, you’ll need someone to share ideas with. This could
be a partner or someone you sit near. When everyone knows who
their talk partner is, move on to the next step.
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Begin by reviewing your fanzine plan. When you’re done reading,
give a silent thumbs up.
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Write your second reason and your first piece of evidence.
Don’t forget to introduce your evidence.
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With your partner, take turns explaining your first piece of evidence
out loud.
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Write your explanation for your quote next. You can use the
sentence starters on your worksheet if you want.
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On your own, you can finish the rest of your second body paragraph.
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Take turns sharing your second body paragraph with your partner.
If you want, you can make changes.
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Get your Body 1 Draft worksheet. Take a few minutes to quietly read
what you wrote in the last lesson.
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Find the first piece of evidence you included in your first body
paragraph. Discuss with your partner: Why did you include this
piece of evidence?
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Draw a star where you want to add more sentences. Then draw
another star where you have room to write on your worksheet.
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Add your explanation for your evidence next to your second star.
If there are more revisions you would like to make to your first body
paragraph, you can add more sentences using other symbols.
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Explain Your Evidence
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Students will...

Print Prep
  • draft a body paragraph.

  • include a reason, evidence, and thesis statement.

  • include an explanation after each quote.

  • revise first body paragraph to add explanations.

Before this lesson...

Students should have completed Lessons 1-3 of this unit.
Fanzine Body 2 Draft worksheet 1 per student
Aiko's Voice from previous lesson
1 per student
Body 1 Draft from previous lesson
1 per student
Fanzine Planning from previous lesson
1 per student
Prep Instructions
  • Students will need to bring their completed work from the previous lessons to this lesson.

  • If some time has passed since students read the story, Aiko’s Voice, we recommend reading the story again with your class before the lesson.

Standards

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Introduction

10 mins

Writing Activity

40 mins

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Activity

Activity

Make your own Storyteller Convention badge! Print this worksheet and fold it in half twice so that your name is on the outside and the note-taking lines are inside - like a book. You can use a hole puncher to put holes where indicated, and a string to turn it into a necklace. Feel free to decorate your badge and wear it at all Storyteller Con events!

Partner Activity

Partner Activity

Students can engage in peer feedback in pairs. Students take turns reading the paragraph they wrote to each other. When listening to your classmate's writing, consider the following questions:

  • What was your favorite part?
  • Which parts were clear and easy to follow?
  • Were any parts unclear or hard to understand?
  • Can you identify all the parts of a body paragraph in your partner’s writing?

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Storyteller Con Lesson 4: Explain Your Evidence

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