1120, CODE, Gordon, An Update on Argument for Georgia Milestones Assessment (Grades 6-8)

Part I. Argument

A.  How the Genre is Defined, Constructed, Understood, and Assessed

B.  How the Writer’s Claim Is Developed with Supporting Reasons and Evidence

C.  How Argumentative Essays are Organized

Part II.  Instructional Strategies for Moving Up The Score Scale

A.  Moving from Score Point 1 to 2

B.  Moving from Score Point 2 to 3

C.  Moving from Score Point 3 to 4

Part III.  Appendix

A. Information about the Rubric

B.  The Writer’s Checklist