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Argument Writing Foldable:Includes Counterclaim and Explanation of
EvidenceMade for Interactive Notebooks
Common Core Aligned
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Thank you so much for your purchase! Included you will find a interactive notebook foldable that helps students organize information for an argument writing that is aligned to the Common Core State Standards. This foldable has students:● Write a claim.● Write a counterclaim.● Support their claim with evidence.● Explain why their evidence supports their claim.● Write a conclusion.● Includes tips and examples for students for
modeling claim and transition words.
The foldable is actually broken into two pieces for ease of writing.
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.1 Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.1a Introduce claim(s) and organize the reasons and evidence clearly.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.1b Support claim(s) with clear reasons and relevant evidence, using credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.1c Use words, phrases, and clauses to clarify the relationships among claim(s) and reasons.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.1d Establish and maintain a formal style.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.1e Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from the argument presented.
Standards Covered
Sent
ence
1: W
rite
a s
ente
nce
that
re
stat
es t
he q
uest
ion
bein
g as
ked.
Argument Writing Foldable
Sent
ence
2: W
rite
you
r cl
aim
. Yo
ur c
laim
is o
ne s
ente
nce
long
and
in
clud
es:
The
ques
tion
we’
re d
iscu
ssin
g, y
our
pers
pect
ive,
and
2 b
road
rea
sons
yo
u th
ink
this
way
i.e. W
omen
sho
uld
be in
the
mili
tary
bec
ause
man
y ar
e ph
ysic
ally
abl
e an
d th
ey a
re w
illin
g to
do
the
job.
Sent
ence
4: W
rite
a s
ente
nce
that
in
trod
uces
Rea
son
1 (i.
e. W
omen
sho
uld
be in
th
e m
ilita
ry b
ecau
se m
any
are
phys
ical
ly
able
.)
vSen
tenc
e 5:
Giv
e ev
iden
ce t
o su
ppor
t th
is
reas
on.
Evid
ence
cou
ld b
e a
quot
e fr
om t
he
text
, exp
ert
test
imon
y, o
r da
ta.
Intro, Counterclaim, and Reason 1
Sent
ence
3: C
ount
ercl
aim
: Wri
te a
sen
tenc
e th
at s
how
s th
e re
ader
you
kno
w t
he o
ther
sid
e of
the
arg
umen
t.
Give
info
rmat
ion
that
deb
ates
you
r cl
aim
and
use
tr
ansi
tion
wor
ds li
ke a
ltho
ugh,
but
, on
the
othe
r ha
nd,
etc.
Sent
ence
6: E
xpla
in h
ow y
our
evid
ence
pr
oves
you
r cl
aim
.
Sent
ence
7: W
rite
a s
ente
nce
that
in
trod
uces
Rea
son
2 (i.
e. W
omen
sho
uld
be
in t
he m
ilita
ry b
ecau
se t
hey
are
will
ing
to d
o th
e jo
b.)
Argument Writing Foldable
Sent
ence
8: G
ive
evid
ence
to
supp
ort
this
re
ason
. Ev
iden
ce c
ould
be
a qu
ote
from
the
te
xt, e
xper
t te
stim
ony,
or
data
.
Sent
ence
9 :
Expl
ain
how
you
r ev
iden
ce
prov
es y
our
clai
m.
Sent
ence
10:
Wri
te a
sen
tenc
e th
at
para
phra
ses
your
cla
im.
Mak
e su
re y
ou
incl
ude
your
per
spec
tive
and
rea
sons
.
Reason 2 and Conclusion
,
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