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Developing writers of argument : tools & rules that sharpen student reasoning : 20 ready-to-use lessons / Michael W. Smith, Jon-Philip Imbrenda ; foreword by Jim Burke.

By: Contributor(s): Publisher: Thousand Oaks, California : Corwin Literacy, [2018]Copyright date: ©2018Description: xi, 165 pages : illustrations ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781506354330
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 372.623 Sm51 2018 23
LOC classification:
  • LB1576 .S6266 2018
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.Summary: 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.
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Barcode
Books Books College Library General Circulation Section GC GC 372.623 Sm51 2018 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available HNU002882

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.

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.

CAS Bachelor of Arts in Communication

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