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Day 8 — Counterargument without a straw personYear 12 English · T1 W1–2 · Day 8 lesson

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Year 12 / English / Term 1 / Weeks 01 02

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Success: State another position fairly before answering it with relevant evidence or a research question.

  1. Notice · 3 min. Display “Volunteers dislike helping” and ask if Text B actually says this. It does not.
  2. Model · 5 min. Replace the distortion: “B warns that unpaid labour should not carry the trial.” Answer: A also requests paid staffing; remaining cost needs checking.
  3. Try · 6 min. Learners select a genuine concern from the other letter and paraphrase it in terms that writer might recognise.
  4. Compare · 5 min. Read only the paraphrase to a peer. The peer finds the text location. If it cannot be found, revise.
  5. Transfer · 4 min. Add an answer that cites a shared point or proposes an information-gathering step, not a personal attack.
  6. Exit · 2 min. Hand in a three-line concession, evidence and answer. If the concession is distorted, the next lesson starts with a neutral paraphrase model.