Nutrition and SchoolsRachel Bear

Boise State University Writing Project Teacher Consultant

Evidence Ranking

Anchor Chart:What Makes Good Evidence?

Stepping BackWhat did we just do?How will activities like this move students toward argumentative writing?

❧Identify evidence that you could use. . .❧ And put a new spin on it (extending)❧ As an example to support a claim (illustrating)❧ To reference an “expert” (authorizing)❧ To push back—disagree, challenge, interpret in

a different way (countering)

Using Evidence

❧Identify places where the author has used evidence. . . ❧ And put a new spin on it❧ As an example to support a claim❧ To reference an “expert”❧ To push back—disagree, challenge, interpret in

a different way

Using Evidence

Where do you stand on the issue?

❧Identify evidence that you could use. . .❧ And put a new spin on it (extending)❧ As an example to support a claim (illustrating)❧ To reference an “expert” (authorizing)❧ To push back—disagree, challenge, interpret in

a different way (countering)

Mining A Text:USDA School Lunch

Changes

Where do you stand on the issue?

❧Identify evidence that you could use. . .❧ And put a new spin on it (extending)❧ As an example to support a claim (illustrating)❧ To reference an “expert” (authorizing)❧ To push back—disagree, challenge, interpret in

a different way (countering)

Mining A Text:A Tale of Two Meals

Where do you stand on the issue?

❧Identify evidence that you could use. . .❧ And put a new spin on it (extending)❧ As an example to support a claim (illustrating)❧ To reference an “expert” (authorizing)❧ To push back—disagree, challenge, interpret in

a different way (countering)

Mining Texts: Mini-Jigsaw

Where do you stand on the issue?

Stepping BackWhat did we just do?How will activities like this move students toward argumentative writing?

❧❧ Food Rank and Sort❧ Tap Out Discussion❧ 3-2-1 Exit Ticket

❧ 3 best pieces of evidence from discussion❧ 2 things they learned during the discussion❧ 1 question they still have

Considering Other Perspectives

❧❧ 1 sentence about where you stand on the

issue❧ 3-4 pieces of evidence❧ Note about how you could use each:

❧ As an example to support your claim❧ To reference an “expert”❧ Put a new spin on it❧ To push back—disagree, challenge, interpret in

a different way

Evidence Selection

❧❧ Trade evidence list❧ Rank from 1-4

❧ 1 is most logical and relevant evidence to support claim

❧ 4 is least logical and relevant evidence to support claim

❧ Trade back and discuss

Evidence Ranking

❧❧ Take some time to compose a first draft of

your argument on the issue of nutritional mandates in schools

❧ Be sure to include at least your strongest piece of evidence

❧ Frame evidence in a way that indicates how you are using the evidence—example, a new spin, expert, pushing back

First Draft Composing

❧❧ Silent discussion peer feedback❧ Revision❧ Process Analysis

Subsequent Draft Composing

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What? So What?Now What?