The Counterargument Sentence Starter Bank
Give your students the sentence stems to argue like they mean it
Sentence stems for naming the opposition and then pivoting past it — the two moves most student arguments are missing.
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What's included
- Step 1 — name the opposition
- Step 2 — acknowledge, then pivot
Skills covered
- Argumentative Writing
- Argument & Claims
Texts and topics
- Argument
Grades
- Grades 9-12 / Multi-Grade
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