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Once Upon a Crime - ELA Debate Argument Unit
By Blooming Through High School
My students had so much fun doing this, they didn't want it to end! Four Disney villains are being brought to court with charges and your students will either prosecute or defend them in "court":
Ursula - The Little Mermaid: Fraud & Exploitation
Scar - The Lion King: Manslaughter & Environmental Crimes
Gaston - Beauty & The Beast: Attempted Murder & Inciting a Riot
Lady Tremaine - Cinderella: Emotional Abuse/Neglect & Exploitation
Assign your students to be prosecutors and defenders with their own custom files. Each team has their own responsibilities and will need to craft their argument well to win the judge & jury.
-Reinforce learning of claim, support, point of view and more!
- Students need to support their claims with facts from the movie. Perfect for an argumentative unit!
*Lesson has been adapted with extensive sentence stems and examples. Teacher made examples are also included. This is a scaled activity that all students can do without too much teacher intervention.
Check out these other resources!
1st Grade Unit 4 Week 4 Resources Aligned with Reach for Reading- Tons of Pages!
By Leslie Ann Porter - Small Town Teacher Life
Everything you need to make your instruction more effective for R4R Unit 4 Week 4!
Weekly Focus Wall, Writing Activities, and Independent Practice Pages that align with National Geographic Reach for Reading for First Grade!
Includes (see preview):
*End of Unit Writing Project Pages
"Week at a Glance" planning page
Focus Wall "I Can" statements with standards
Cards for spelling words, phonograms/letters, vocabulary words, and high-frequency words
Writing Activities- Power Writing and other Writing pages for the week.
Independent Practice for the Week- Includes practice for phonics, spelling words, and high-frequency words. (Great for Independent work during small groups!)
Sight Word SNAP Game, Brag Tags and Check-off List
Spelling Practice and Test Pages
Check out my Small Groups Made Easy "Long u and Long e" resource for your guided reading small groups!