Reading, Writing, Argument & Many Languages
Objectives
- D04.S1.06.01 Listen for and distinguish a speaker's main argument from supporting details and examples.
- D04.S1.06.02 Participate in a group discussion, building on others' ideas and disagreeing respectfully.
- D04.S2.06.01 Cite text evidence to support an interpretation of what a text says and means.
- D04.S2.06.02 Read and understand a variety of genres, including fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama, in at least one language.
- D04.S3.06.01 Write a well-developed argument with a claim, reasons, evidence, and a response to a counterargument.
- D04.S3.06.02 Use technology to draft, revise, and publish writing, including basic formatting of digital text.
- D04.S4.06.01 Compare how the same idea is expressed in two or more languages, noting what is gained or lost.
- D04.S4.06.02 Communicate across a language difference using strategies such as gestures, drawings, translation tools, and patience.
Essential questions
- How do I hear, build, and answer an argument with evidence?
- How do I write a claim, reasons, and a counterargument — and reach across languages?
Big ideas
- Listening separates a main argument from its supporting details, and discussion builds on others' ideas while disagreeing respectfully.
- A strong argument states a claim, supports it with reasons and text evidence, answers a counterargument, and is published with care across languages.
Lessons
- 1 Hear the Main Argument 50 minutes
- 2 Details and Examples 50 minutes
- 3 Building on Others' Ideas 50 minutes
- 4 Disagreeing Respectfully 50 minutes
- 5 Cite Text Evidence 50 minutes
- 6 What the Text Says and Means 50 minutes
- 7 Reading Fiction and Poetry 50 minutes
- 8 Reading Nonfiction and Drama 50 minutes
- 9 Writing My Claim and Reasons 50 minutes
- 10 Evidence and the Counterargument 50 minutes
- 11 Revising and Publishing My Argument 50 minutes
- 12 Formatting My Argument with Technology 50 minutes
- 13 The Same Idea in Many Languages 50 minutes
- 14 Across a Language Difference 50 minutes
Assessment plan
Observation of discussion, argument-listening, and cross-language communication; a cited-text-evidence note, an argument piece with claim, reasons, evidence, and counterargument, and a language-comparison note as portfolio artifacts.
Unit 4 — Reading, Writing, Argument & Many Languages
Overview
This unit is the heart of the year’s literacy work, building on Grade 5’s fact-and-opinion reading and research report. Learners listen for and distinguish a speaker’s main argument from supporting details and examples, and participate in a group discussion, building on others’ ideas and disagreeing respectfully. They cite text evidence to support an interpretation of what a text says and means, and read and understand a variety of genres — fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama — in at least one language. They write a well-developed argument with a claim, reasons, evidence, and a response to a counterargument, and use technology to draft, revise, and publish writing, including basic formatting of digital text. They compare how the same idea is expressed in two or more languages, noting what is gained or lost, and communicate across a language difference using gestures, drawings, translation tools, and patience — always in the learner’s home language first, with multilingualism held as wealth.
Essential questions
- How do I hear, build, and answer an argument with evidence?
- How do I write a claim, reasons, and a counterargument — and reach across languages?
Lessons
| Lesson | Title | Standards |
|---|---|---|
| L.06.004.01 | Hear the Main Argument | D04.S1.06.01 |
| L.06.004.02 | Details and Examples | D04.S1.06.01 |
| L.06.004.03 | Building on Others’ Ideas | D04.S1.06.02 |
| L.06.004.04 | Disagreeing Respectfully | D04.S1.06.02 |
| L.06.004.05 | Cite Text Evidence | D04.S2.06.01 |
| L.06.004.06 | What the Text Says and Means | D04.S2.06.01 |
| L.06.004.07 | Reading Fiction and Poetry | D04.S2.06.02 |
| L.06.004.08 | Reading Nonfiction and Drama | D04.S2.06.02 |
| L.06.004.09 | Writing My Claim and Reasons | D04.S3.06.01 |
| L.06.004.10 | Evidence and the Counterargument | D04.S3.06.01 |
| L.06.004.11 | Revising and Publishing My Argument | D04.S3.06.01 |
| L.06.004.12 | Formatting My Argument with Technology | D04.S3.06.02 |
| L.06.004.13 | The Same Idea in Many Languages | D04.S4.06.01 |
| L.06.004.14 | Across a Language Difference | D04.S4.06.02, D04.S4.06.01, D04.S1.06.02 |