Argue With Me - Argument As a Path to Developing Students'' Thinking and Writing

List of contents

Preface
Part I. Introducing the Method
Chapter 1. Why Argue?
Chapter 2. The Curriculum in Broad View
Part II. Implementing the Method
Chapter 3. The Curriculum Session by Session
Chapter 4. Embedding the Method in Your Own Curriculum
Part III. Evaluating the Method
Chapter 5. Developing Argumentive Writing
Chapter 6. Developing Argumentive Discourse
Chapter 7. Assessing Curriculum Outcomes
Part IV. Reflecting on the Method
Chapter 8. Argument in the Precollege Curriculum
Appendices
1. Year 1 Curriculum Guide
2. Year 2 Curriculum Guide
3. Supplementary Material
4. Scoring
5. Topic suggestions
6. Sample Evidence Sets
7. Sample Topic Readings

About the author

Deanna Kuhn is Professor of Psychology and Education at Teachers College, Columbia University.
Laura Hemberger is an experienced classroom teacher and is completing her Ph.D. at Teachers College, Columbia University.
Valerie Khait is a researcher at Amplify Education Inc. and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychology at Hunter College, CUNY. She has a Ph.D. from Teachers College, Columbia University.

Summary

It is essential that middle- and high-school students develop argument skills. This rich resource provides a clear, step-by-step approach that achieves this goal.

Product details

• Authors: Laura Hemberger, Hemberger Laura, Valerie Khait, Khait Valerie, Deanna Kuhn, Deanna (Teachers College Kuhn, Kuhn Deanna
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.09.2015
• EAN: 9781138911390
• ISBN: 978-1-138-91139-0
• No. of pages: 204
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; EDUCATION / General, English, EDUCATION / Administration / General, Educational strategies & policy, Primary and middle schools, Educational strategies and policy, Educational: First / native language, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / Arts & Humanities, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Secondary, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / Language Arts