Crafting Expository Argument

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(206 0 0 1)>Classroom-tested strategies for successful teaching of the writing process! </strong></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Michael Degen Ph.D. College Board consultant and winner of the 2001 Outstanding Teaching of the Humanities Award: </strong><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Students do not become better writers by completing a series</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> of writing assignments with little teacher feedback and no option for revision. They learn to write better if the teacher models the assignment states directions clearly offers opportunities for students to practice the skills necessary to achieve high expectations provides specific feedback toward improvement</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> and requires students to revise written work after thoroughly instructing them in the revision process. </span></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>CRAFTING EXPOSITORY ARGUMENT </strong></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Based on four teaching concepts-clear directions modeling repetition and revision-Crafting Expository Argument helps teachers and students master the art of clear concise writing. </span></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>You will learn how to • Develop an analytical voice </strong></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>• Use Aristotle's topics for generating thesis ideas</strong></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> • Craft precise thesis statements and topic sentences</strong></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>• Create attention-grabbing introductions and thoughtful conclusions • Elaborate details thoroughly</strong></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> • Weave ideas together with effective transitions</strong></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> • Incorporate direct quotations</strong></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> • Compose elegant sentences with a variety of sophisticated structures • Revise for improved clarity </strong></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Plus </strong></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Student-written model paragraphs and essays Glossary of literary terms • Editing symbols and strategies Updated online resources </span></p><p></p>