EDLA 502 - Why Argue: Teaching the Art of Oral & Written Argument (3)

In this time of social debate and rapid innovation, it’s more important than ever to teach students how to take a position and argue effectively for it.

In this course, you will learn best practices for engaging students in rich argument development, from class-wide inquiries to small-group data analysis to individual writing tasks. You will create exercises for helping students articulate claims, gather evidence, and construct rebuttals and counterarguments. Over time, students will learn to argue relevant concerns with increasing complexity and express their arguments elegantly and logically.

With the techniques from this course, you will be able to equip your students to think critically, make sound judgements, and articulate their arguments in a way that makes the world a better, more well-rounded place.