Grade 4 Fall — Persuasive/Argument Writing, Compound-Complex Sentences, Relative Clauses, and Modal Auxiliaries
English · VOC G4 eng.g4.f.voc.tier_two_set9

Use Tier-2 Set 9 argument/process academic vocabulary (Beck & McKeown)

Learn and use 15 Tier-2 Set 9 argument/process words: claim, reason, evidence, elaborate, link, persuade, convince, argue, counter, acknowledge, refute, justify, support, position, perspective. Each word receives 3 encounters (read in context, define, use). Apply in metacognitive sentences about own persuasive work ('My claim is ___.' 'I am elaborating because ___.' 'I acknowledged the counter that ___.').

Mastery threshold
85%
Min instances
12
Typical minutes
35
Spaced intervals (days)
1, 3, 7, 14, 30, 60
Prereqs
Successors
Common misconceptions
  • Treats 'claim' and 'opinion' as identical; misses that a claim is defended with evidence whereas opinion may not be.
  • Uses 'argue' to mean 'disagree loudly' instead of 'reason from claim through evidence'.

Exercise pool (5)

Diff Stem Type
2 Match each scenario to the best Tier-2 Set 9 word: (A) CLAIM, (B) REASON, (C) EVIDENCE, (D) ELABORATE, (E) LINK. Scenario 1: 'I gave a... tier2 match scenario set1
2 Match each scenario to the best Set-9 word: (A) PERSUADE, (B) CONVINCE, (C) ARGUE, (D) COUNTER, (E) ACKNOWLEDGE. Scenario 1: 'I reason... tier2 part2 match
2 Match each scenario to Set-9 word: (A) REFUTE, (B) JUSTIFY, (C) SUPPORT. Scenario 1: 'I gave evidence that backs my reason.' Scenario 2:... tier2 part3 match
3 Write 5 metacognitive sentences about YOUR essay using each of: CLAIM, REASON, EVIDENCE, ELABORATE, LINK. Frame: 'My ___ is ___.' or 'I... tier2 metacognitive sentence
4 Write a 4-sentence reflection on your essay using AT LEAST 6 different Set-9 words from the 15 (claim, reason, evidence, elaborate,... tier2 full set integration