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Collaborative Argumentative Essay Task Card Activity

Attributes

Subject

ELA, Strategies

Grades

Grade 6, 7, 8

Types

Task Cards, Worksheets & Printables

File

PDF

Editable

Author

Mrs. Spangler in the Middle

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About This Product

Collaborative Argumentative Essay Task Card Activity

The Collaborative Argumentative Essay Task Card Activity is a dynamic tool designed specifically for middle school educators. This tool simplifies the complex process of creating an argumentative essay and provides students with an interactive, engaging learning experience.

This resource allows teachers to guide their students through the process of dissecting every part of an argumentative essay, whilst simultaneously fostering teamwork and peer-to-peer learning. Students are initiated with getting familiarized with given writing prompts and text selections. Thereafter, breaking into groups of four, each group will receive task cards containing prompts for individual sentences in the essay.

This versatile teaching tool can be utilized not only within classroom settings or small group workshops but also as individual homework assignments or during online classes to facilitate blended learning experiences.

A unique feature: The rotation system. Groups move onto another set from their peers after completion of a set. As all 28 boxes on their answer sheets are filled out - bingo! They have together assembled a comprehensive skeleton essay lined-out with collective responses from each card task.
The activity further includes a detailed organizer/checklist, allowing students to comprehend how paragraphs should be properly structured within their maturing essays before finalizing drafts onto personal notebooks (Note: notebooks not included).

Reviews & core standards:

Fellow educators have praised this activity for clearly explaining various sections of such essays while serving as valuable references for smaller study groups.
This task card activity aligns itself towards Common Core Standards (CCRA.W.1 & CCRA.W.4) endorsing both evidence-based arguments and clear coherent writing styles respectively.

Included Resources(in PDF format):

Printable Task Cards
An Argumentative Writing Prompt
Two original non-fiction texts about Area 51,
An argumentative essay organizer/checklist

A fully filled-out answer sheet for the skeleton essay included.

Terms of Use:

Teachers are permitted to make multiple copies for additional class/research/personal uses. This collection of resources is intended solely for education purposes with a primary focus on students in grades 6-8 who are refining their language arts skills, specific attention paid towards argumentative writing or strategies-based skills.