Sample Lessons for Utah Core Literacy Standards: Research and Argument Skills
Analysis of topic (subject) under exploration
• Determine purpose• Define audience
• Generate questions
Finding credible and relevant sources
• Search strategies
• Determining relevance
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Mining for information
• Reading strategies: main idea, details etc.
• Note taking strategies: accuracy, brevity
Shaping Argument
• Development of claim and finding evidence
• Development of warrant/rebuttal/ qualifications
Drafting strategies
• Planning strategies, outlines, graphic organizers etc.
• Paraphrasing, summarizing, quoting
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