Argumentative Writing Unit Lessons and Practice Activities

If you are planning an argumentative writing unit, then this bundle of lessons is everything you need to teach your students how to write a quality argumentative essay. The seven lessons are designed to take your students from the planning stages to the final essay.

Bundle Download Includes:

1. Seven Mini Lessons- Overview of Argumentative Writing, Thesis Statements, Introduction Paragraphs, Relevant Evidence, Body Paragraphs, and Conclusion Paragraphs. Each lesson will help your students understand the purpose of each piece and provide them with important tips to help them with their writing.

2. Seven Collaborative Activities- Introduce and/or practice each component with engaging and fun collaborative activities. These activities are designed to get students interested in the topic and gain a deeper understanding of each concept.

3. Sample Writings- After each mini lesson, help your students understand the concept by analyzing sample paragraphs. These can serve as models for them to use as mentor texts when writing their own essays.

4. Instructional Videos- Provide students with videos they can watch that will walk them through each mini lesson. Check out the series here!

5. Guided Notes- Students can follow along with the lessons with fill-in-the blank notes. It will serve as a great tool for them to reference when writing their essay.

6. Graphic Organizers- Each mini lesson has a correlating Let's Write! graphic organizer. By the end of lesson 7, students will have a complete plan for their final paper!

**BONUS**

1. Revision Stations-Once students write their rough draft, they will revise their essay by following the steps at each station.

2. Rubric-Make grading a breeze with this easy to follow and aligned rubric.

Download Includes:

1. PDF documents with links to Google Slides, Google Docs, and Video

2. PDF versions of each activity

3. Teacher Instructions with Answer Key