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Lesson Overview
Objective
Draft a conclusion that reinforces the central claim and explains why the argument is important.
Readings and Materials
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Book: The Giver by Lois Lowry
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Article: “Stories That Challenge Us: Understanding Book Bans” by Caitlyn Meagher
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Article: “The Heavy Cost of Banning Books About Black Children” by Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman
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Article: “Banning Books Isn't Just Morally Wrong. It's Also Unhealthy” by Dr. Sayantani DasGupta
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Article: “What role are parents playing in the rise of book bans?” by Cody Mello-Klein
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Sample Response: Sample Argumentative Multi-Paragraph Outline (G6, U2, L22)
Lesson Map
Extend the ending of The Giver by developing imagined experiences that build on the plot and maintain the author's original style.
- The Giver
Plan an extended ending for The Giver that addresses one of the novel's unanswered questions.
- Sequence of Events Graphic Organizer (G6, U2, L17)
Standards
W.6.3.aW.6.3.e
Draft an extended ending to The Giver that uses transitional language to both sequence events and indicate shifts in setting.
- Sequence of Events Graphic Organizer (G6, U2, L17)
- Narrative Transitional Language Reference Sheet (G6–8)
Standards
W.6.3.bW.6.3.cW.6.3.e
Revise the draft to include descriptive details that maintain the tone of the original text and convey character feelings.
Standards
L.6.3.bW.6.3.dW.6.5
Edit the draft to ensure pronouns agree with their antecedents and to improve clarity and correctness.
- Pronouns Reference Sheet (G6–8)
Standards
L.6.1.cW.6.3W.6.5
Write an argumentative essay that makes and supports a claim about how book banning affects coming-of-age youth.
Write a clear claim that asserts a focused argument and express each supporting reason in a topic sentence.
- Argumentative Brainstorming Page (G6, U2, L22)
- Argumentative Multi-Paragraph Outline (G6–8)
Standards
W.6.1W.6.1.aW.6.1.b
Plan the body paragraphs of an argumentative essay so that each reason is supported with a variety of evidence.
- Argumentative Multi-Paragraph Outline (G6–8)
Standards
W.6.1.aW.6.1.bW.6.9
Draft an introduction that includes a lead, necessary context, and a clear claim with supporting reasons.
- Argumentative Multi-Paragraph Outline (G6–8)
Standards
W.6.1.aW.6.4
Draft body paragraphs that clearly introduce and connect evidence from multiple sources.
- Argumentative Multi-Paragraph Outline (G6–8)
Standards
W.6.1.bW.6.1.c
Draft a conclusion that reinforces the central claim and explains why the argument is important.
- Argumentative Multi-Paragraph Outline (G6–8)
Standards
W.6.1.eW.6.4
Revise the draft to ensure pronouns are used clearly and correctly, and choose pronouns intentionally to create a specific effect.
- Pronouns Reference Sheet (G6–8)
Standards
L.6.1.cL.6.1.dW.6.1
