THE LESSON LIBRARY
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Students take apart an original editorial about a graduation requirement, label its claim, reasons, counterargument and rebuttal, and evaluate how convincing it is.
Students learn how the Supreme Court decides cases, then analyze two made-up First Amendment cases, weigh both sides, and write their own short decisions.
Students learn claim, evidence, reasoning and rebuttal on a lunch-period topic, spot four common fallacies, and write their own rebuttal and an argument for the other side.
Students read made-up survey results, identify claims, evidence and reasoning, then write a timed argument paragraph about a school break.
Students read an original argument text about school start times, sort statements into claim, evidence and reasoning, and write their own CER paragraph.
Students trace short Python-style functions on paper, match key vocabulary, and write two small functions of their own.
Students convert a made-up currency, compute opportunity costs for two made-up countries to find comparative advantage, and examine a tariff from both sides.
Students label the parts of a model opinion paragraph, then plan and write their own on a school-life question with two reasons and examples.
Students match nine original examples to the logical fallacy each one commits, pick the sound argument, and repair a flawed one.
Students read an original library memo and a resident’s letter about the same facts, compare the two, and write a synthesis that uses both.