We will continue to fill out the outline over the next couple weeks as we find out evidence.

You can revise your initial claim about the unit inquiry question or keep it the same to use as part of your essay: Are we better together? 

You first composed a claim to this question in an earlier lesson.

• You wrote a claim responding to the inquiry question Are we better together? during an earlier lesson.

• Your claim should be "Yes, we are better together because..." or "no, we are not better together because..."

• Why do you think people are better together or better on their own?

• You can use the course texts you have read so far as evidence to support your claim. Texts you are going to read such as The Finest Hours can provide evidence, as will additional research

• Why might people disagree with your point of view? This is a great time to talk to other people and revisit the class discussion at the start of this lesson.

• What will you say to the people who disagree with you to sway them to your side?

You can use ELA course materials such as:

• the videos “The Pleasures of Community,” “How Living Things Work Together,” and “Groups That Chant Together”;

• information from other ELA lessons, including the nonfiction book The Finest Hours; and

• information from other trustworthy news or education sites.

Yes, we are better together or

No, we are not better together.

After you choose which side of the argument you are on, you will start by coming up with your claim.