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(RI.7.10)  \nStudents will write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence. (W.7.1)  \nExplanation of Standards Alignment:  \nRI.7.1. Students will cite several pieces of1 textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.  \nStudents will write in response to prompts to analyze explicit and implicit information from the text. They will also cite textual evidence from sources and analyze that evidence when writing their argument essay.  \nRI.7.10: By the end of the year, students will read and comprehend literary nonfiction in the grades 6-8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. (RI.6.10)  \nStudents will read a grade-level text and respond to prompts to demonstrate comprehension of that text.  \nW.7.1: Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence  \nStudents will write an argument essay on the topic of whether or not pets should be allowed in the classroom, prompted to support their position with clear reasons and relevant evidence from provided sources.  \nDepth of Knowledge Level of task: Levels 2-3  \nDuration of administration: Two to three class periods Materials needed:  \n􀁸 Video-“Dodgeball Debate Part 1”  \n[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L70L8qmiiYQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L70L8qmiiYQ)  \n􀁸 Text: “Dodgeball Debate Continues in Windham”  \n􀁸 Text: “Dangerous Dodge Ball: 4 Lawsuits Stemming from P.E.”  \n􀁸 Student booklet for responses  \nOverview of Assessment-  \n**Note: please alter and make note of alterations based on your own conversational style and the ways in which you’ve talked about informational reading and argument writing in your own classroom. The tasks below could be administered in many different ways (scaffolding and differentiating as needed.)**  \nTEACHER SCRIPT:  \nPossible Introduction to Assessment:  \nTake a few minutes to introduce the whole of the assessment to the students. It might sound something like:  \n“You’re going to have a chance to show off what you know about doing quick, on-the-run, intensive research, and composing an argument. Over the next couple of periods, you’ll encounter a  \nfew texts that present different possible positions and supporting reasons and evidence about whether or not dodgeball should be allowed in our school. It will be up to you to really analyze the information and ideas, so that you can state your own claim and justify it, using researched evidence.  \nFor each text, you’ll respond to questions that ask you to analyze the author’s claims and cite specific details from the text that support those claims. Then you’ll have some time to look over your research. Then, we’ll imagine that our school is taking a stand on whether or not to allow dodgeball. You will write an essay to send to the principal, arguing one side. You’ll want to acknowledge the sides of the argument, cite research that backs your claim, and make a persuasive claim for either allowing dodgeball in our school, or continuing the dodgeball ban in our school.  \nToday is part one of this research project. You’ll have a chance to watch a video and read two texts, and to respond to questions that prompt you to analyze the texts and cite the important text details.”  \nIntroduction and Tasks 1-2: Approximately 45 minutes total time  \nIntroduction: Video text: watching and listening to gather information for essays  \n“You’re about to watch a video title","cbCainFnpwejjqV9","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCainFnpwejjqV9","pdf",621022,16,"English","# Overview of Assessment\n## Standards Alignment\n## Materials Needed\n## Teacher Script and Introduction\n## Introduction and Tasks 1-2\n## Task 1\n## Task 2\n## Task 3: Argument Writing","[{\"question\":\"What standards does this performance task assess?\",\"answer\":\"It assesses RI.7.1 and RI.7.10 for citing textual evidence and comprehending literary nonfiction, and W.7.1 for writing arguments with clear reasons and relevant evidence.\"},{\"question\":\"What materials do students use for the dodgeball debate research?\",\"answer\":\"Students use the video “Dodgeball Debate Part 1,” two texts (“Dodgeball Debate Continues in Windham” and “Dangerous Dodge Ball: 4 Lawsuits Stemming from P.E.”), and a student booklet for responses.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the final product students create?\",\"answer\":\"Students write an essay/letter to the principal taking a position on whether dodgeball should be allowed in their school, supporting the claim with researched evidence.\"}]","Seventh Grade Spring Informational Reading and Argument Writing Performance Task - Dodgeball Debate | PDF",1790991874]