Next Level Training Module
Teaching Argument As Inquiry: Teaching Style in Context
Instructional Goals
- Develop strategies for teaching argument as a means for working toward agreement
- Examine use of classical rhetorical tools to find arguable claims (the stases) and use reasoning to develop the claims into arguments (enthymemes)
- Review use of evidence to support arguments
- Identify a four-step process for dealing effectively with counterarguments
- Analyze a college student’s argumentation essay
Texas Essential Knowledge & Skills (English IV) Objectives Addressed
- Writing: 1 C,F; 2 A,H; 4 A,C,D,H; 5 A,D
- Reading: 13 B,C,D,E,F
About the Author
James E. Warren teaches in the Division of Rhetoric and Writing at The University of Texas at Austin. He serves as lead instructor and program coordinator of SPURS (Students Partnering for Undergraduate Rhetoric Success), a college preparatory program pairing UT-Austin writing classes with 11th grade AP English classes from underrepresented high schools across the state.
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