Lesson from: Starboard Trouble (Episode #1) - Argumentative Quick Write

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✍🏻 Curipod Quick Writes The Curipod Quick Write series is designed to get students excited about reading and writing. It engages students in simple writing experiences that teach them how to think like writers, build confidence, find their voice, and promote fluency. Curipod Quick Writes are TEKS and CCSS aligned. 🌟 Starboard Trouble (The Beginning) - Argumentative Quick Write This is the first episode in the "Starboard Trouble" series. In this episode, students take on the role of a curious young adventurer who receives a mysterious birthday gift: an old map and a riddle. The students will read through the descriptions of the locations marked on the map and cite evidence from the riddle to decide where they should go. If they successfully solve this puzzle, they will chart a course to sail the seas in Episode #2. However, if they fail, they might find themselves swimming with the fishes... 🦸 Learning Objective: By the end of this lesson, students will be able to analyze short texts and create a short argumentative paragraph using evidence to support their claims. ⏳ Estimated time: 20 minutes 🎯 Feedback: Students receive feedback aligned with the Curipod Argumentative Quick Write Rubric. 🛠 To Customize your Lesson: 1. Select your grade level 2. Click Customize now to personalize your lesson! 🚀 Pro-Tips: Do a voice-over of the riddles, to make the experience more immersive for your students. 📍Standards: Common Core State Standards (CCSS) Core: - CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.7.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.1: Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence. - CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.6.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.7.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.8.1: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions with diverse partners on grade level topics, texts, and issues, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly. Supported: - CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.7.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.8.1: Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. - CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.6.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.8.1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills Standards (TEKS) Core: - TEKS (6.11C), TEKS (7.11C), TEKS (8.11C): compose multi-paragraph argumentative texts using genre characteristics and craft. - TEKS (6.26), TEKS (7.26), TEKS (8.26): Students participate in student-led discussions by eliciting and considering suggestions from others and by identifying points of agreement and disagreement. Supported: - TEKS (6.6), TEKS (7.6), TEKS (8.6): Students understand, make inferences, and draw conclusions about the structure and elements of fiction and provide evidence from the text to support their understanding. - TEKS (6.19), TEKS (7.19), TEKS (8.19): Students understand the function of and use the conventions of academic language when speaking and writing. Students will continue to apply earlier standards with greater complexity. Tags: Quick write, argumentative writing, puzzle, adventure, citing evidence, making inferences, AI feedback.