For a junior high classroom, students from beginning, intermediate and advanced English language learning can follow this instructional activity, respectively:
Beginning - Students will receive a model of a five-sentence paragraph and explicit instruction in constructing the paragraph. As a prewriting activity, students will list their topic and develop a list of at least three things that support their topic.
Intermediate - Students will receive a model of a persuasive essay and a graphic organizer that explains the construction of a persuasive essay. They will also receive explicit instruction in writing a persuasive essay. As a prewriting activity, students will use the graphic organizer to plan their writing.
Advanced - Students will review the graphic organizer for a persuasive essay. Students will be given explicit instruction in locating sources and quotes for their essays, As a prewriting activity, students will use the graphic organizer to organize their essay, and they will also compile a list of five sources that define their main point.
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