Oh, Yeah?!: Putting Argument to Work Both in School and Out
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Description
The Common Core State Standards are an argument that "students' ability to write sound arguments on substantive topics and issues...is critical to college and career readiness."
Oh, Yeah?! is an argument. Let it persuade you that it's an ideal resource for teaching argument writing to adolescents. And not just any arguments, but the substantive kinds the real world demands.
"We believe," write Michael Smith, Jeffrey Wilhelm, and James Fredericksen, "that instruction directed to improve student performance on standards-based assessments must be the most powerful and engaging instruction we can possibly offer." To that end they fill Oh, Yeah?! with proven lessons for writing, reading, assessing, and discussing arguments that you can use right now, ways to maximize the power of the lessons, and a compelling framework for creating your own lessons and units.
Life may be a series of arguments, but your decision about how to teach argument writing needn't be complicated. Trust Smith, Wilhelm, and Fredricksen, use Oh, Yeah?! in your classroom, and give students an argument for meeting—and exceeding—the Common Core standards.
ISBN
9780325042909
Publisher
Heinemann
Publication Date
2012
City
Portsmouth, NH
Recommended Citation
Smith, Michael W.; Wilhelm, Jeffrey D.; and Fredricksen, James E. (2012). Oh, Yeah?!: Putting Argument to Work Both in School and Out. Heinemann.