Description
Teenagers love to argue. Effective argumentation is an intellectual process using evidence to support a claim. Put these two facts together in the right way, and you have a recipe for excellent evidence-based writing!
Argumentation in Writing for Career Readiness with Katherine McKnight, Ph.D. will equip you to teach your students how to go beyond the basics of good argumentation and help you apply these skills across the disciplines.
In this 1-hour course, you will learn:
- Basics and importance of argumentation
- How to train students in argumentative writing using the CERCA model
Abigail – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
This was a great course to go over arguments and how to support them for students.
Debra – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
I like the idea of this lesson.
Monica – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Wonderful and highly insightful application! I highly recommend!
Andrew – COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
OUTSTANDING!!
Maria – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Very helpful
CONCHITA – HPS – HOUSTON SOUTH/WEST (verified owner) –
Excellent
Lauren – WORTHINGTON CITY (verified owner) –
Some practical strategies and the instructor was easy to follow and learn from!
Brandon – Napoleon Area City Schools (verified owner) –
Very informative and practical practice.
Daisy – LA FERIA ISD (verified owner) –
It was very helpful and informative.
Jesus – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative.
Brenda – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
You’ll complete activities that will help you better understand how to better implement argumentative writing strategies.
Alberto – LA FERIA ISD (verified owner) –
I truly enjoyed this course due to the multiple strategies and examples presented during the discussions.
Rosa – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It is a fun and informative course!
Diana – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Very Interesting
Shauna – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
This was great! I had so many takeaways.
Carla – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
This course clearly explains what argumentation is and provides activities so that teachers can see how to incorporate it in class.
Valeria – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Interesting
Nolan – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
This was a great course that had really good resources to use for argumentative writing.
Diane – DENVER CITY ISD (verified owner) –
This course is eye-opening. We do not tend to think of ‘arguing’ as part of the learning process. Development of critical thinking and writing is so necessary.
Kristi – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
Argumentative writing is SUPER important in this day in age and this handles it well.
Veronica – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Thecourse provides some good idead and a good model
Teresa – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Great course!
Doris J. – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting
Annette – HILLSBORO ISD (verified owner) –
Teaching students how to effectively support claims is very important, and this course lays out a simple strategy that can be used across different disciplines.
Elizabeth – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
very useful information
Julie – NEDERLAND ISD (verified owner) –
I love this course. It is extremely useful for my Pre-AP Geometry class. I am trying to incorporate more evidence based writing into my curriculum.