Day 7 — Paragraph order can make a claim seem settledYear 9 English · T1 W1–2 · Day 7 lesson

Goal/materials: plan an analytical response whose sequence keeps claim, evidence and limit clear; Cards A–C, response frame.

1. Notice, 3: Compare two outlines: claim → conclusion → evidence versus claim → source detail → limit → provisional conclusion. Ask which helps a reader audit reasoning. Key: second.
2. Model, 5: Teacher writes: “The mock post presents an exclusion claim through always. The proposal note instead lists possible shared-use features, yet supplies no usage study. The voices ask about opening times and path design. I would request that evidence before a real decision.” Identify each function.
3. Guide, 7: Students reorder four sentence strips and justify a connective (however, because, before) rather than adding a decorative transition. Discuss how a conclusion-first version can hide uncertainty.
4. Try, 7: Learner makes own four-part plan with one exact Card A phrase, a Card B detail, a Card C question and a limit. Response can be bullets/AAC before paragraph writing.
5. Check, 3: “Where does your plan say what remains unknown?” Key: explicit limit/evidence request. Next: add a sentence before conclusion if absent.