Plan, draft, elaborate, revise, peer-edit, and publish a 5-paragraph persuasive/argument essay
Exercise
Difficulty 3
~9 min
eng.g4.f.ex_39
Argument Diagram Draw
Prompt
Draw the argument diagram of YOUR essay: CLAIM box at top, 3 REASON branches, 2-3 EVIDENCE sub-branches per reason, ELABORATION leaves. Use the 4 CREEL band colors.
M-4-F-EX-39
Diagram
Reference image of a hand-drawn argument diagram on the winter-recess topic with full structure and color-coding. Print-ready 8.5x11.
How it's presented
mode
drawing
Answer criteria
type
rubric
criteria
- Full claim+3 reasons+evidence+elaboration structure
- Color-coded per CREEL
- All evidence visible
- Balanced (each reason has 2-3 evidence)
Hints
- Sparse branches signal sparse argument.
- Use the 4 colors.
Misconceptions to watch
- Skips elaboration leaves.
- Only 1 evidence per reason.
Used in lessons