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Learners begin by forming a preliminary thesis and gathering sources, then group evidence through a “bucket method” to match reasons supporting the claim. Students draft MEAL paragraphs, specifying main point, evidence, analysis, and a link back to the thesis, with prompts for Green (topic/main point), Yellow (evidence and analysis), and Red (thesis link). The same process is applied from a sample puppy topic to students’ History Day research, followed by writing a five-paragraph essay and creating a poster.","Constructing Argument\nGreen-Yellow-Red Essay Structure\nHave students construct a preliminary thesis and gather sources.\nAfter they have gathered sources, they need to decide how to group them to support their argument using the “bucket method.”\nIt may be useful to start with a simple example before moving on to the students’ History Day topics.\nFor example, a sample thesis statement to scaffold this skill might be: “Puppies are great.”\nStudents are then provided pictures of puppies to use as sources—evidence to support their thesis. They will need to use that evidence to determine three reasons why puppies are great.\nFor example: Puppies are great because…\nThey are cute.\nThey play with toys.\nThey cuddle.\nThey then need to sort through the puppy photos and decide which photos support each of their three reasons and place them into “buckets.” You may choose to use real buckets or paper cut-outs, or any other visual to demonstrate the “bucket method.”\n3. After sorting their sources, students will write “MEAL Paragraphs” using the Green-Yellow-Red Method.\nMEAL Paragraphs:\nM: Main Point of the paragraph\nE: Evidence to support the main point, i.e. the photos sorted into buckets\nA: Analysis to explain the evidence and how the different pieces of evidence work together.\nL: Link back to main thesis\nStudents will write sentences on colored strips of paper in Green, Yellow, and Red, following this format:\nGreen: Go! This is your topic sentence, your MAIN POINT. What is this paragraph about?\nYellow: Slow down! Provide EVIDENCE and ANALYSIS to support your main point.\nRed: Stop! Before you move onto the next paragraph, LINK back to your main thesis!\nRepeat for each paragraph; the introductory and conclusion paragraph will still use the Green-Yellow-Red method, though slightly modified.\nEXAMPLE:\nIntroductory Paragraph\nGREEN: The MAIN POINT of your essay: Puppies.\nYELLOW: Context: General info about puppies.\nRED: Thesis Statement: Puppies are great.\nBody Paragraph #1\nGREEN: MAIN POINT: Puppies are great because they are cute.\nYELLOW #1: EVIDENCE from Bucket #1\nYELLOW #2: ANALYSIS about how all the sources from Bucket #1 work together to demonstrate that puppies are cute.\nRED: LINK back to the main thesis: Puppies are great.\nBody Paragraph #2\nGREEN: MAIN POINT: Puppies are great because they play with toys.\nYELLOW #1: EVIDENCE from Bucket #2\nYELLOW #2: ANALYSIS about how all the sources from Bucket #2 work together to demonstrate that puppies play with toys.\nRED: LINK back to the main thesis: Puppies are great.\nBody Paragraph #3\nGREEN: MAIN POINT: Puppies are great because they cuddle.\nYELLOW #1: EVIDENCE from Bucket #3\nYELLOW #2: ANALYSIS about how all the sources from Bucket #3 work together to demonstrate that puppies cuddle.\nRED: LINK back to the main thesis: Puppies are great.\nConclusion Paragraph\nGREEN: Reiterate the MAIN POINT of your essay: Puppies.\nYELLOW: Summarize EVIDENCE and ANALYSIS\nRED: LINK back to the main thesis: Puppies are great.\n4. After completing this example with a simple topic like puppies, students are then ready to do the same thing with their History Day topic and evidence. They can then use their 5 paragraph argumentative essay and construct their poster.","cbCainZOtGuvkyQw","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCainZOtGuvkyQw","docx",371939,2,"English","en",105,"# Constructing Argument\n## Green-Yellow-Red Essay Structure\n## MEAL Paragraph Framework\n## Student Practice From Example to History Day","[{\"question\":\"What steps do students follow to construct an argument in this lesson?\",\"answer\":\"Students create a preliminary thesis, gather sources, then group the sources using the “bucket method” to support their reasons. They use the Green-Yellow-Red prompts to plan and write paragraphs based on that grouped evidence.\"},{\"question\":\"What does MEAL stand for in the MEAL paragraph framework?\",\"answer\":\"MEAL stands for Main Point, Evidence, Analysis, and Link. 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