Is Bottled Water Really Better?
Essential Questions
- How are humans responsible for their environment?
- How has technology altered the environment?
Activities
Pre-Teaching Academic Language
Student create a sub-page called Academic Language under the Is Bottled Water Really Better? page. Students rephrase the definition of each vocabulary word into their own words. Then they will create their own sentence using the word and find an image to represent each word.
Student create a sub-page called Academic Language under the Is Bottled Water Really Better? page. Students rephrase the definition of each vocabulary word into their own words. Then they will create their own sentence using the word and find an image to represent each word.
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Watch The Story of Bottled Water
Read Is Bottled Water Really Better?
Write an Argumentative Essay
Students will use guided writing to write their own argumentative essay.
Steps
Scaffolds
Students will use guided writing to write their own argumentative essay.
Steps
- Decide what you think.
- Find your support.
- Acknowledge the other side.
- Craft your thesis.
- Write your hook.
- Summarize the issue.
- Start Writing!
Scaffolds
- Argumentative Research Paper Outline
- List of Transition Words
- Peer Review
- Essay Checklist
- Self Review - Rubric
Scaffolds for Argumentative Essay