SILENT STARTER #9

What color is an apple?A.Red

B.GreenC.Yellow

D.Reddish-GreenAny of the above depending on the

evidence!!

9/8 AGENDA

1.Can I Chew Gum?? PROCEDURES

2.Can you really prove a point??

SCIENTIFIC EXPLANATIONS = STRONG ARGUMENTS!

Claim (Argument)Answers the question

Evidence (Concrete Details)Facts, observations, and dataAt least three piecesSpecific and relevant

Reasoning (Commentary)Explain why the evidence supports the claim

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THE CASE OF T

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MISSING MEATBALLS

It was a dark and stormy afternoon at South Pointe. Seventh grade students were returning from lunch. Mr. Duran sat in his chair with a fresh stain of spaghetti sauce on his shirt.

“Mmmmm, what a delicious lunch I just had!” Mr. Duran exclaimed. “I’m completely stuffed. How was school lunch today?” His students looked at him like he was crazy.

Suddenly, Ms. Chuang knocked at the door. She whispered to Ms. Rehm (who was heading back to her class after eating lunch), “Has anyone seen Mrs. Johnson’s lunch? She had spaghetti and meatballs, but it seems to have gone missing.”

Ms. Rehm thought for a moment, going back in her memory to think if she had seen anything. She turned to Mr. Duran and asked, “Mr. Duran, did you see anything? I think you were in Mrs. Johnson’s room just before lunch started.”

Mr. Duran widened his eyes a little and quickly said, “no.” He stood up quickly, knocking his lunch box off of the table. When it hit the floor, a sandwich and an apple rolled out. Mr. Duran scanned the room, then asked the students, “Does anyone know anything about Mrs. Johnson’s missing lunch?” THE CASE OF THE MISSING

MEATBALLS

QUESTION

Who do you think stole Mrs. Johnson’s lunch?

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CLAIM (ARGUMENT)

Mr. Duran stole Mrs. Johnson’s lunch!!!

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EVIDENCE (CONCRETE DETAILS)

Read the story again and write down pieces of evidence you find in the story that support your claim. You should try to find at least three, but the more you have the stronger your claim.

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EVIDENCE (CONCRETE DETAILS)Spaghetti sauce stainMr. Duran says he is fullMr. Duran was in Mrs. Johnson’s room at the beginning of lunch.

Mr. Duran’s lunch box still had a sandwich and an apple.

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REASONING (COMMENTARY)Use the evidence you collected

and create an explanation of how that evidence proves Mr. Duran stole Mrs. Johnson’s lunch.

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REASONING (COMMENTARY)Mr. Duran says he is full, but he didn’t eat the lunch he packed

He has a spaghetti sauce stain on his shirt and Mrs. Johnson’s lunch was spaghetti with meatballs.

Mr. Duran was in Mrs. Johnson’s room at the start of lunch time, when her lunch was stolen.

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RESPONSE #1Mr. Duran stole Ms. Johnson’s lunch! He has a spaghetti sauce stain on his shirt. He says he is full. He was in Mrs. Johnson’s room when her lunch was stolen!! And his lunch is still in his lunch box. So he took it!!!

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RESPONSE #1Mr. Duran stole Mrs. Johnson’s lunch! He has a spaghetti sauce stain on his shirt. He says he is full. He was in Mrs. Johnson’s room when her lunch was stolen!! And his lunch is still in his lunch box. So he took it!!!

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That is the CLAIM

RESPONSE #1Mr. Duran stole Mrs. Johnson’s lunch! He has a spaghetti sauce stain on his shirt. He says he is full. He was in Mrs. Johnson’s room when her lunch was stolen!! And his lunch is still in his lunch box. So he took it!!!

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That is the CLAIM and the EVIDENCE

RESPONSE #1Mr. Duran stole Mrs. Johnson’s lunch! He has a spaghetti sauce stain on his shirt. He says he is full. He was in Mrs. Johnson’s room when her lunch was stolen!! And his lunch is still in his lunch box. So he took it!!!

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Where is the REASONING??

RESPONSE #2Mr. Duran stole Mrs. Johnson’s lunch! He has a spaghetti sauce stain on his shirt. Mrs. Johnson’s lunch was spaghetti and meatballs, which matches the stain, so Mr. Duran must’ve eaten it!

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Based on the Scientific Explanation Slide, decide if this is a quality response?

RESPONSE #2Mr. Duran stole Mrs. Johnson’s lunch! He has a spaghetti sauce stain on his shirt. Mrs. Johnson’s lunch was spaghetti and meatballs, which matches the stain, so Mr. Duran must’ve eaten it!

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That is the CLAIM

RESPONSE #2Mr. Duran stole Mrs. Johnson’s lunch! He has a spaghetti sauce stain on his shirt. Mrs. Johnson’s lunch was spaghetti and meatballs, which matches the stain, so Mr. Duran must’ve eaten it!

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That is the CLAIM and the EVIDENCE

RESPONSE #2Mr. Duran stole Mrs. Johnson’s lunch! He has a spaghetti sauce stain on his shirt. Mrs. Johnson’s lunch was spaghetti and meatballs, which matches the stain, so Mr. Duran must’ve eaten it!

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Is this enough EVIDENCE???

RESPONSE #3Mr. Duran stole Mrs. Johnson’s lunch! (1)He has a spaghetti sauce stain on his shirt. (2)He says he is full. (3)He was in Mrs. Johnson’s room at the start of lunch time, and his lunch is still in his lunch box. (1)He was in her room when her lunch was taken, and (2)his stain matches the spaghetti and meatballs. (3)He said he was full, so he must have eaten something, but he still has his sandwich and apple in his lunch bag! Clearly, he stole and ate Mrs. Johnson’s lunch.THE CASE OF THE MISSING

MEATBALLS

MYSTERY

SOLVED!

ClaimAnswers the question

EvidenceFacts, observations, and dataAt least three piecesSpecific and relevant

ReasoningExplain why the evidence supports the claim

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SCIENTIFIC EXPLANATIONS = STRONG ARGUMENTS!

Beach Balla HollaIf you are chosen, you will be

thrown the beach ballComplete the sentence/question

that is closet to your pointer finger on your RIGHT hand

Keep the ball until the next person is called