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
Patricia – HILLSBORO ISD (verified owner) –
I truly enjoyed this course. I enjoyed how the presenter broke down each piece of CERCA and provided examples for each component.
Mayte – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Great strategy!
Jessica – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Really informative about argumentative writing.
Evelina – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
The strategy, CERCA, is an excellent way to introduce what is required in an argumentative essay.
Zulema – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
This course is fantastic! It is very interesting, informative, and creative.
Christopher – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Fun and instructive to do in-person.
Gabriella – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
great insight
Monica – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
I especially liked the examples provided for argumentative writing.
yasmin – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Great info!
John – OLENTANGY LOCAL (verified owner) –
This may be helpful to other subject areas but it is redundant to ELA teachers. It also seems very dated.
Cassandra – WESTERVILLE CITY (verified owner) –
Good course for basic argumentation ideas.
Gregory – DAYTON CITY (verified owner) –
Great.
Adriana – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
It was good, but I expected more.
Abbie – PARKWAY LOCAL (verified owner) –
I think this course give some good examples of argumentative writing for the classroom.
Amy – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
This course gives real ideas that you can use in your classroom.
Doedee – MIAMI EAST LOCAL (verified owner) –
This is very usable
Vilma – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
was interesting
Maria – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
It was very interesting and the argument topics were great.
Jamie – COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Presenter is funny and engaging.
Rosa – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner) –
great course
GUADALUPE – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
I really enjoy this course and I recommend it!
Rolando – LA FERIA ISD (verified owner) –
The course is easy to understand and has some great lessons for argumentation.
Oralia – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Awesome resources that can help students become engaged with argumentative writing.
Norma – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner) –
It was very informative.
Robert – SOUTH TEXAS ISD (verified owner) –
I actually got some good pointers for this tough task. And I picked up two good strategies to make it easier for the class.
Claudia – SOUTH TEXAS ISD (verified owner) –
nice work
Olinda – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Awesome course!
Abril – HPS – HOUSTON NORTH (verified owner) –
I really liked it and gave me insight on argumentation.
John – ALICE ISD (verified owner) –
Informative
Stacey – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
great course
Laura – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
The course was well presented with appropriate activities that helped guide argumentative writing in a fun and productive way.
Ricardo – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Loved it!
Jodi – MIAMI EAST LOCAL (verified owner) –
in person presentation might have been more effective
gabriella – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Very enlightening.
Amanda – LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLE CISD (verified owner) –
great
Brianna – RIESEL ISD (verified owner) –
I found this training to be very interesting.
Lisa – ROYAL ISD (verified owner) –
Great discussion and examples for argumentation.
Mayra – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It is great.
Rebecca – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Great tools for teaching argumentative writing.
Kristin – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
Includes some good resources to use immediately.
John – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
Needs to specify that the course is for Language Arts and Social Studies.
Tiffany – BOERNE ISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas for using textual evidence and reasoning for argumentative texts!
Sascha – WYLIE ISD (verified owner) –
This was very helpful in understanding good strategies for teaching argumentative writing.
Karla – MARION LOCAL (verified owner) –
If you are an ELA teacher, this course is not for you. Most of us already know everything that the presenter is going over. I was hoping to get more ideas of materials I could use to improve my units but I was already doing most of these.
Angelica – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Great way to begin argumentative sessions.
Kelly – ORANGE CITY (verified owner) –
Many teaching ideas provided.
Robert – BOERNE ISD (verified owner) –
Simple, but effective way to teach argumentation
Gina – HUNTSVILLE ISD – TEXAS ONLINE PREP (verified owner) –
Great ideas presented here.
Cynthia – DAYTON CITY (verified owner) –
This was a quick entertaining course that provided good examples of ways to introduce/strengthen argument writing.
Amy – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –
More geared for older students, but good!