10.T.T.3Argumentative Techniques Overview

Expectations

• 10.T.T.3.a

  Read, discuss, evaluate, and critique a variety of texts, considering the argumentative techniques used to present and design content and their associated implications on meaning or central idea. (I)

• 10.T.T.3.b

  Analyze the use of rhetorical appeals; identify fallacies in a text. (I)

• 10.T.T.3.c

  Apply argumentative techniques strategically to enhance writing and engage audiences. (C)

• 10.T.T.3.d

  Integrate multiple rhetorical devices or appeals strategically. (C)

Georgia Milestones coverage

• Literature II (EOC) · Texts — Constructing Texts

  Techniques Students evaluate and apply various techniques to comprehend and shape meaning.

  about 20% of the test · 12 points These points are shared with other standards, so count them once and never add them up per standard.

• Literature II (EOC) · Texts — Interpreting Texts

  Techniques Students evaluate and apply various techniques to comprehend and shape meaning.

  about 23% of the test · 14 points These points are shared with other standards, so count them once and never add them up per standard.

What mastery looks like

Georgia's Achievement Level Descriptors. The levels are cumulative: each includes the ones before it. Proficient is on grade level.

Beginning

Recognize the argumentative technique an author uses (e.g., author’s claim, supporting relevant and logical evidence, identified counterclaim, rebuttal, conclusion that logically follows the argument) to create meaning or a central idea. Identify at least one rhetorical appeal in a text. Apply an argumentative technique to develop an introduction or a logical conclusion.

Developing

Explain how the author’s use of argumentative technique(s) impacts the meaning or central idea of the text. Recognize an argumentative technique and support the technique with relevant and logical evidence. Describe the use of a rhetorical appeal. Identify a fallacy in a text. When provided an argumentative technique, apply an additional technique to enhance writing. When provided a purpose, integrate a rhetorical device or an appeal.

Proficient

Evaluate how the author’s use of argumentative technique(s) impacts the meaning or central idea of the text. Analyze the use of rhetorical appeals throughout a text. Identify fallacies in a text. Apply argumentative techniques across two paragraphs to enhance writing and engage audiences. Integrate multiple rhetorical devices or appeals strategically.

Distinguished

Evaluate a variety of argumentative texts, considering the argumentative techniques used to present and design content and their associated implications on meaning or central idea. Identify fallacies in multiple texts. Apply argumentative techniques throughout a text to enhance writing and engage audiences.

The same standard across grades

1. Kindergarten · K.T.T.3

   Opinion Techniques Identify and use opinion techniques to shape understanding.

2. Grade 1 · 1.T.T.3

   Opinion Techniques Identify and use opinion techniques to shape understanding.

3. Grade 2 · 2.T.T.3

   Opinion Techniques Identify and use opinion techniques to shape understanding.

4. Grade 3 · 3.T.T.3

   Opinion Techniques Explain, analyze, and use opinion techniques to shape understandings.

5. Grade 4 · 4.T.T.3

   Opinion Techniques Explain, analyze, and use opinion techniques to shape understandings.

6. Grade 5 · 5.T.T.3

   Opinion Techniques Explain, analyze, and use opinion techniques to shape understandings.

7. Grade 6 · 6.T.T.3

   Argumentative Techniques Analyze and apply argumentative techniques.

8. Grade 7 · 7.T.T.3

   Argumentative Techniques Analyze and apply argumentative techniques.

9. Grade 8 · 8.T.T.3

   Argumentative Techniques Analyze and apply argumentative techniques.

10. Grade 9 · 9.T.T.3

    Argumentative Techniques Evaluate and apply argumentative techniques to enhance text’s appeal to audiences or achieve specific purposes.

11. Grade 10 · 10.T.T.3 (this standard)

    Argumentative Techniques Evaluate and apply argumentative techniques to enhance text’s appeal to audiences or achieve specific purposes.

12. Grade 11 · 11.T.T.3

    Argumentative Techniques Evaluate and apply argumentative techniques to enhance text’s appeal to audiences or achieve specific purposes.

13. Grade 12 · 12.T.T.3

    Argumentative Techniques Evaluate and apply argumentative techniques to enhance text’s appeal to audiences or achieve specific purposes.