Argument writing in the classroom
Holes: Movie or Novel?
Holes: Movie or Novel?
After reading the novel and watching the movie, Holes, students will be placed into two different groups. One group will work together on collecting data, information and evidence to support that the Novel is better than the movie.
The second group will be working together with their peers on collecting data, information and evidence supporting that the Movie is better than the novel. Both groups will come up with valid information to present to the class as to which is better, the movie or novel. Students will need to keep in mind that this is based on facts rather than opinions.
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Break the class into two groups. The groupings will be determined by who preferred the movie over the book and who preferred the novel over the movie.
Students will then work in cooperative groups discussing and taking notes on the facts, data and evidence supporting their argument.
Students will then use the information to argue their side as to why the movie or the book was better than the other. Students will then follow up with their evidence, notes, data in an argument writing piece.