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Is this the heart of the argument?

Writing goal:1. Create a plan for writing today2. Use the checklist as a guide3. Use the chart "How to write a

thematic essay" as a guide as well

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Counterargument within Literary Essays

(driverlayer.com) "Consider the alternative arguments and

incorporate these counterpoints into your writing."

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Students did feel guilty

orStudents did not feel guilty

Teaching point: Essay writers look for places in their essays where there could be another interpretation or opinion about the text, and they write to argue why their interpretation is the best one. They do this by nodding to the alternative argument and then explaining why that interpretation is not as good as their own.

Teacher mentor text: By the middle of the story the reader begins to see that the children, in the painful jealousy, hurt Margot with words and with force. First they mock her poetry and her memories, claiming she never did see the sun. They they shove her. Finally, they lock her in a closet so she won't see the sun. The text even describes the children's hatred toward Margot more explicitly when Bradbury writes, "They hated her pale snow face, her thinness, and her possible future." The other children have never seen the sun, but dream of it every night. The children are jealous that Margot has ever seen the sun and Margot is grieving the loss of it. This shows that everyone in the is story is hurting in their own way­­Margot because she has lost the sun and the children who have never seen it.

Could someone debate my point?

Is there an issue someone might take issue with?

Would someone say the theme is not jealousy?

Would someone argue the theme is meanness?

Prompts to argue counterpoints in literary essays:1. "While some might argue... they forget that in the text it states..."2. "Some people might interpret this to mean...But clearly...because..."3. "Certainly it could be said...While this is a good point...it fails to

account for..."How I would address a counterargument: Certainly it could be said that the children are more mean than they are jealous. While this is a good point, because the children are definitely mean to Margot, it fails to account for how much pain the children are in. They are not born mean; their pain, their jealousy, has made them mean.

Steps I took:1. Look for places in your essay where

someone might have a different interpretations of the text

2. Use a though prompt to help argue back

3. Make sure to explain why your interpretation is best and what any alternative ideas are missing

Come up with another argument to the one currently being made in the paragraph

Explain why your thinking is better than the alternative (use a thought prompt if needed)(automotive­store­2.imblogger.net)

You could:• create an outline and revise whole sections threading

argument throughout• study others' literary essays to see how counterargument

can look• analyze quotes to see if they really support argument

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Mom says: "You can't have a pet. You are not responsible enough."I say: "But mom, I saved up a lot of money to buy a pet."

Homework:1. Finish revising your draft

> how much time will you need?> what do you need to take home with you to finish?> do you need time to thread today's lesson through the draft?> do you need quotes?> do you need to reread your essay?

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Certainly it could be said that Katniss is accustomed to hunting and gathering food for her family when she was in District 12 so finding water should not be an issue for her. While this is a good point, because the arena is controlled by an unnatural entity, it fails to account for Katniss' will to survive to get back to her family, especially her beloved sister, Prim.