How Do I Teach Argumentative Text in Upper Elementary?

In this episode:

You will walk away with clear steps for how to launch and teach your argumentative text unit.

I talk about:

I talk about the what, the why and the how of teaching your next argumentative text reading unit.

1.The What- a type of persuasive text that presents one viewpoint and includes: claim, evidence, facts and opinions.

2. The Why- It is important to equip students with knowledge of the genre and tools for how to read it so that they can decide what they think for themselves.

3. The How- I give you 4 main teaching points to zone in on in your next argumentative text reading unit.

Quotables:

• We live in a time when most people take to google to research a topic.


• It is important to equip students with knowledge of the genre and tools for how to read it so that they can decide what they think for themselves.


• It is important to teach students how to decide if the text they read will inform or change their opinion.

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Argumentative Text Reading Response

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