Step One: Create a presentation for the following words:
Create a presentations with the following words:
❏ Claim – Your basic belief about a particular topic, issue, event, or idea
❏ Counterclaim – A solid and reasonable argument that opposes or disagrees with your
claim
❏ Rebuttal – A written or verbal response to a counterclaim. The object of the rebuttal is to
take into account the ideas presented in the counterclaim and explain why they aren’t
persuasive enough, valid enough, or important enough to outweigh your own claim.
❏ Support – Your specific facts or specific evidence used to support why your claim is true
❏ Refute – Argue against a position or prove it to be wrong
❏ Qualify – A “partly-agree” stance in which you agree (in part) with another person’s
argument or position but also disagree with part of it.
Step Twp:
No more than two slides for each word. In each slide you must cover
The Words
The Definition
A picture (non linguistic representation= no words)
The words used within the sentence(s). * Be sure when writing your sentence a 5th
grader can use context clues to determine the meaning of your word. Ex. Jeremy walked
cautiously towards his car by looking both ways to see if a car was approaching and making
sure he was not listening to music on his Airpods. Non Example: Jeremy walked cautiously to
his car.
Step 3: View the rubric, hit turn in and come see Ms. Taffey
4 3 2
Vocabulary All vocabulary words are At least half of the Less than half of the
included vocabulary words are vocabulary words for the
included. chapter are included.
Definition/Sentence All vocabulary words have Most of the words used The vocabulary words do
the correct definition and for the definition are not have the correct
context clues. The words spelled correctly and there definition and there is no
used for the definition are is a sentence. sentence.
spelled correctly
Picture Completely non-linguistic Some words and picture No picture
Creativity Creativity was used for all Creativity was used for all Creativity was used for all
vocabulary to help vocabulary to help vocabulary to help
remember the words. remember the words. remember the words.
Creativity was used for at Creativity was used for at Creativity was used for at
least half of the least half of the least half of the
vocabulary to help vocabulary to help vocabulary to help
remember the words. remember the words. remember the words.
Creativity was not used to Creativity was not used to Creativity was not used to
help remember the words. help remember the words. help remember the words.
