Developing Writers of Argument Tools and Rules That Sharpen Student Reasoning

The ability to make effective arguments is not only necessary in students’ academic lives, it’s a transferable skill that’s essential to students’ future success as critical thinkers and contributing members of society. But in the here and now, how do we engage students and ensure they understand ar...

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Main Authors Smith, Michael W, Imbrenda, Jon-Philip
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Thousand Oaks Corwin Press 2018
Corwin
Sage Publications
Edition1
SeriesCorwin Literacy
Subjects
Common Core
Composition (Language arts)
Critical thinking
Debates and debating
English
English language
Persuasion (Rhetoric)
Rhetoric
Secondary Literacy
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Table of Contents:
  • DEVELOPING WRITERS OF ARGUMENT- FRONT COVER -- DEVELOPING WRITERS OF ARGUMENT -- COPYRIGHT -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD BY JIM BURKE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- PART I- THE ARGUMENT FOR ARGUMENT -- CHAPTER 1- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER 2- A CLASSROOM CULTURE OF ARGUMENTATION -- CHAPTER 3- OUR INSTRUCTIONAL APPROACH -- PART II- LESSONS -- CHAPTER 4- EVERYDAY ARGUMENTS -- CHAPTER 5- PRACTICING THREE ELEMENTS OF ARGUMENT -- CHAPTER 6- APPLYING WHAT THEY'VE LEARNED ABOUT ARGUMENT TO TEXTS -- CHAPTER 7- PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER: APPLYING ARGUMENT TO LIFE CHOICES -- CHAPTER 8- HOW TO USE THIS BOOK -- REFERENCES -- INDEX
  • Introduction -- A Classroom Culture of Argumentation -- Our Instructional Approach -- Everyday Arguments -- Practicing Three Elements of Argument -- Applying What They’ve Learned About Argument to Texts -- Putting It All Together: Applying Argument to Life Choices -- How to Use This Book