TY - BOOK AU - Smith,Michael W. AU - Imbrenda,Jon-Philip AU - Burke,Jim TI - Developing writers of argument: tools & rules that sharpen student reasoning : 20 ready-to-use lessons SN - 9781506354330 AV - LB1576 .S6266 2018 U1 - 372.623 Sm51 2018 23 PY - 2018///] CY - Thousand Oaks, California PB - Corwin Literacy KW - Composition (Language arts) KW - Study and teaching (Middle school) KW - Study and teaching (Secondary) KW - English language KW - Composition and exercises KW - Persuasion (Rhetoric) KW - Rhetoric KW - Debates and debating KW - Critical thinking N1 - Includes bibliographical references (page 162) and 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; CAS; Bachelor of Arts in Communication N2 - This book shows the way, with ready-to-implement lessons that make argument writing topical and relevant. Students are first asked to form arguments about subjects that matter to them, and then to reflect on the structure of those arguments, a process that provides learners with valuable, reusable structural models; Forming effective arguments is essential to students' success in academics and in life. This book's engaging lessons offer an innovative approach to teaching this critical and transferable skill ER -