Throughout my development as a secondary English teacher, I’ve found fiction and poetry effective in teaching students that reading literature can impact their lives. Over the past few years, though, ...

If you still think you can’t write an argumentative essay, think again. Remember the last time you convinced your roommate to get the pizza topping you like. Or that time you ranted on TikTok about ...

If writing long, argumentative essays has never been your thing, and you have one to write and impress your tutor, you will absolutely love our 15 easiest argumentative issues to write about! Some ...

Mars Gen One: Argubot Academy is a slick iPad role-playing game that illustrates the purpose of making a solid, evidence-based argument. The game follows Zodiac Flynn through his first days in a ...

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While teaching argumentative writing to her college English class, Lauren John learns a thing or two herself. With the fall college semester in full swing online, students in my Zoom-based writing ...

Lucy Calkins, founding director of the Reading and Writing Project at Teachers College, Columbia University, is one of the most influential literacy educators in the country. She is the author of the ...

As a teaching tool, these arguments are often about students learning to support claims with evidence. Intro: Hook and thesis Point One: First claim & support Point Two: Second claim & support Point ...

What is your reaction to Florida’s alternative conservative U.S. history curriculum? By Jeremy Engle Have you heard about or participated in these youth gatherings? Do you think they’re a problem? By ...

Persuasion is part art and part science. There are many data-based strategies to successfully create persuasive communication. That's the science. Likewise, there are just as many techniques for ...