The research-based argument essay
By: Lucy Calkins, Mary Ehrenworth, and Annie Taranto ; photography by Peter Cunningham
Contributors: Ehrenworth, Mary, author; Taranto, Annie, author
Publisher: Firsthand, an imprint of Heinemann
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Portsmouth, NH
Language: eng
Number of pages: 206
ISBN-13: 9780325047430; 9781315866918
Subjects: Essay; Critical thinking; English language; Research; Methodology; Composition and exercises; Authorship; Study and teaching (Elementary)
Notes: "Grade 4, Unit 4, argument"--Cover.
Table of contents: title: Investigating to understand an argument; title: Flash-drafting arguments; title: Using evidence to build arguments; title: Using quotations to bolster an argument; title: Redrafting to add more evidence; title: Balancing evidence with analysis; title: Signed, sealed, delivered; title: Taking arguments up a notch; title: Bringing a critical perspective to writing; title: Rehearsing the whole, refining a part; title: Rebuttals, responses, and counterclaims; title: Evaluating evidence; title: Appealing to the audience; title: A mini-celebration : panel presentations, reflections, and goal setting; title: Argument across the curriculum; title: Taking opportunities to stand and be counted; title: Everyday research; title: Taking opportunities to stand and be counted; title: Everyday research; title: Taking stock and setting writing tasks; title: Using all you know from other types of writing to make your argument more powerful; title: Evaluating the validity of your argument; title: Paragraphing choices; title: Celebration : taking positions, developing stances.