Engaging Students Hearts and Minds in Argument Stevi Quate
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Engaging Students Hearts and Minds in ArgumentStevi Quate
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Whos in the room?
Stevie - Stand up, sit down based on various categories (grade level, role, years of experience, content areas, etc)Small group introductions, who and what we doChoiceLori L. Conrad, PEBC www.pebc.org
MEET JUSTIN: 3
ENGAGEMENTBehaviorHeartMind
COMPLIANT
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Strategic compliance
Get another pic!6
Ritualistic Compliance
Nothing but As!
MEET JUSTIN: 8
NON-COMPLIANT
Retreat
Return to Charlie and tell the ghost story10
Rebellion
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Engaging the heart and mind
Carousel Brainstorming
Move into 6 8 groups: those with your same number13
Essential QuestionsWhat is argument?
How do we engage students in argument?
How on target is this statement: Everything is an Argument?
Pick a question to focus on and free write about why youre curious about this.14
http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/easywriter4e/#518364__592768__
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Using images to launch argument
Gregory Crewdson
What do you notice?
What might it mean?
Why do you say that?
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Title as Claim
Claims:Debatable (controversial)Defendable
Argument:Nurturing a way of thinking
What do you notice? STUDYING THE EVIDENCE/DATA/TEXT
What might it mean? GENERATING A CLAIM
Why do you say that? CONNECTING EVIDENCE WITH CLAIM AND NURTURING REASONING
Claims are not plucked out of the sky; they are grown from the ground.
Student engagementRelevance
Rigor without relevance is simple hard. Kylene Beers
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Annie Leibovitz, The Fallen Bicycle ~ Sarajevo29
Gordon Parks Harlem Argument
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ao6GQSUzx7Q
Nature of their relationship?
Abusive?
Fun-loving?
Or?
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CLAIM
DEFENDABLEDEBATABLE
After they get talking, catch them to do a mini-lesson on counterclaim.38
A claim without a counter is simply a comment.
Counterclaim: an opposing claim; an alternate position
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Counterclaim as a strategy to build a case
Counterclaim as a StrategyImagine your audience: What are they thinking about? What are their yes buts?
Counterclaim as a Strategy
Acknowledge that idea and ease their worries
Politely discredit it
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You deplore the demonstrations taking place in Birmingham. But your statement I am sorry to say fails to express a similar concern for the conditions that brought about the demonstrations.-- Martin Luther King Jr in Letter from Birmingham Jail
Let them continue their conversation.45
Scaffolds for counterclaims
the templates are learning tools to get you started, not structures set in stone.--pg 11
Direct them to page 5 and 6 in the packet46
At this point, I would like to raise some objections that have been inspired by the skeptic in me. The author feels that.; however,
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Another way to support students at looking at other perspectives.Assign pro/con positionPairs build an argumentPairs meet with pairs to present argumentOpposing side paraphrasesSwitch sides and build new arguments on other sidePresent againCome to consensus
(See Packet)
Writing floats on a sea of talk.-- James Britton
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What does argument look like in the world?
Students deserve the right to do authentic work, and mentor text provides into authenticity.
As you read considerWhat is the claim and where is it?How does the writer use evidence?What about reasoning?Wheres the counterargument?What do you notice about writers craft?How does the writer arrange his/her ideas?And.?
What challenges do your students face?
How can mentor text address that challenge?
Encourage them to take a look at the Student Thinking Continuum from Visible Thinking. Where are their kids? Have them also take a look at their list of concerns on the flip charts from earlier in the day.54
And the big questions: What is argument?Is everything an argument?
Get them to read and build a case with a counterclaim56
And are they..OpinionPersuasionArgument
Star SeminarPrepare for the seminarRight before the seminar, select the coach for process points1 rep/group in center circleAll must contribute
Go explore
https://sites.google.com/site/quateteachingargument/
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Steviq.com and look under resources
Pick an essential question and write a snappy headline that captures your thinking for the day.
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