Year 8 · English
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Focus on identifying viewpoints and supporting evidence in an argument. Start with “Develop Skills in Identifying Viewpoints”, then explain the idea in your own words.
Year 8 learners practise identifying viewpoints and supporting evidence in an argument.
The activities include Develop Skills in Identifying Viewpoints, Find Evidence of Supporting Statements, Identify Supporting Statements, and related practice. The checked support below includes video, teaching, practice, interactive. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.
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- Develop Skills in Identifying Viewpoints
- Find Evidence of Supporting Statements
- Identify Supporting Statements
- Identify Viewpoints
- Use Evidence to Support Statements
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Evaluating How Two Writers Take A Stand
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Selecting Powerful Quotations
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Creating And Presenting Opening Arguments For A Debate
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Evaluating How Two Writers Take A Stand lesson slides
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What Is A Formal Debate lesson slides
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Non-Fiction Reading L6: Comparing Viewpoints 2
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Selecting Powerful Quotations lesson slides
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Creating And Presenting Opening Arguments For A Debate lesson slides
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Responding In Debates Effective Rebuttals lesson slides
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Expressing Convictions lesson slides
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Victorian Childhood Preparing An Argument lesson slides
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Evaluating How Two Writers Take A Stand worksheet and quizzes
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Evaluating Argumentative Claims Organizer for 6th-8th Grade
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Selecting Powerful Quotations worksheet and quizzes
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Creating And Presenting Opening Arguments For A Debate worksheet and quizzes
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