1. Present a position and support it with evidence and citation
of sources. 2. Work effectively in a group. Before the lesson, I
considered the various reading levels of the students and wanted
to select a piece of text that both higher and lower level
readers would be able to comprehend.† I also used two examples
(two baseball players that were not part of the lesson) to show
the students how I wanted them to research the information to
support their arguments.† † There were no specific scoring
guidelines.† The class as a group simply listened to the various
arguments and discussed, based on the facts presented, who was
the greatest baseball player all-time. As each group presented
their research, it was quite evident whether or not the students
recognized how to take a position and support it.† As each
category was discussed, it was also easy to see if the students
worked well as a group because each student was responsible for
a category in his or her group. The students were assigned a
particular category