Analogy completion (a:b::c:d) + original argument drafting workshop

Quick-write: 'Big is to large as small is to ___.' Solve. Now identify the RELATION between big and large.

• Listen for student grasp of relation-naming
• Lead toward: 'big and large are SYNONYMS; small and tiny are also synonyms'
• Affirm: naming the relation IS the answer

An ANALOGY in a:b::c:d format reveals ONE of FOUR relation types. Look at MG-14. RELATION 1 SYNONYM/ANTONYM (big:large::small:tiny = synonym; hot:cold::up:down = antonym). RELATION 2 PART/WHOLE (finger:hand::petal:flower; page:book::brick:wall). RELATION 3 CAUSE/EFFECT (rain:flood::study:knowledge; fire:smoke::practice:skill). RELATION 4 ITEM/CATEGORY (rose:flower::oak:tree; tuna:fish::sparrow:bird). To solve an analogy: STEP 1 NAME the relation between a and b. STEP 2 APPLY the same relation between c and d. STEP 3 CHECK reversibility (does b:a::d:c also work?). Why does this matter for ARGUMENT? Because analogies are CLARIFYING MOVES — when you can't explain a complex claim directly, an analogy makes it accessible. Example: 'A school without art is to education as a meal without spices is to nourishment.' (Item/category — accessible without further explanation.)

• Naming the relation IS the answer. Once you have the relation, the missing word follows.

  model petal:FLOWER. Relation: PART/WHOLE (a finger is part of a hand; a petal is part of a flower).

  prompt Solve: 'finger:hand::petal:___.' Name the relation.
• Analogies in argument do the explanatory work that direct claims sometimes cannot.

  model Sample for school-uniforms: 'A uniform is to identity as a frame is to a painting.' (Part/whole or item/category — could be either, depending on how you read it.) The analogy CLARIFIES that uniforms don't replace identity; they frame it.

  prompt Construct an analogy for your fall/spring argument topic.
• Cause/effect relation. Sequence matters: a leads to b, c leads to d.

  model study:KNOWLEDGE. Relation: CAUSE/EFFECT (rain causes flood; study causes knowledge).

  prompt Solve: 'rain:flood::study:___.'

• Cold Call: name the relation in 'rose:flower::oak:tree.'
• Pair-share: construct one analogy for fall topic; name the relation
• Thumbs: I can complete an analogy and name the relation (up) / I need more practice (down)

• Complete 10 analogies on the worksheet. For each: write the missing word + name the relation type.

  scaffold MG-14 anchor at desk; worksheet with 10 analogies (5 levels of difficulty)
• Construct an analogy that CLARIFIES your argument's central claim. Use it in your intro paragraph.

  scaffold Analogy-construction card with relation-type checklist
• Drafting workshop: continue original argument with device-pass eye. Apply at least 1 device in body paragraph 2 today.

  scaffold MG-2 + MG-30 at desk; device-pass plan from yesterday

• Submit the analogy you constructed for your argument + your body paragraph 2 draft with 1 device applied.

• Restate: analogy = relation-naming + parallel completion; analogies CLARIFY arguments
• Preview tomorrow's sentence rhythm + drafting

• Continue argument draft — finish body 2 + draft body 3 (or counterclaim) with device applied. Bring tomorrow.