Jennifer
Gonzalez’s process of teaching argumentative writing
Step by step to teach your students write an argumentative/persuasive writing
Step 1: Watch how it’s done: The teacher shows students good writings in that genre, also shows them mentor texts which serve as excellent examples within the genre. Learners look at these texts as readers.
Step 2: Informal argument, freestyle: Students argue verbally, at the beginning it should be in a free style. Learners are defining a position to each other. The teacher should provide interesting topics. Arguing is an activity that students do all the time without noticing it.
Step 3: Informal argument, not so freestyle: The teacher makes the same exact thing as in step 2 but more formalized and with texts. The teacher gives students a couple or articles that will provide them some facts and figures to use for their arguments and for the selection of topics. They have some background of the topic and it is not only personal opinions.
Step by step to teach your students write an argumentative/persuasive writing
Step 1: Watch how it’s done: The teacher shows students good writings in that genre, also shows them mentor texts which serve as excellent examples within the genre. Learners look at these texts as readers.
Step 2: Informal argument, freestyle: Students argue verbally, at the beginning it should be in a free style. Learners are defining a position to each other. The teacher should provide interesting topics. Arguing is an activity that students do all the time without noticing it.
Step 3: Informal argument, not so freestyle: The teacher makes the same exact thing as in step 2 but more formalized and with texts. The teacher gives students a couple or articles that will provide them some facts and figures to use for their arguments and for the selection of topics. They have some background of the topic and it is not only personal opinions.
Step 4: Introduction of the performance assessment: Students write down an actual written argument where they say what their main point is, and give three reasons to support that. The teacher makes them write a thesis statement. Here is where the teacher introduces the actual performance assessment.
Step 5: Building the base: The teacher is keen on spending lot of time in pre-writing with students. Sometimes students are left to their own devices and get stuck or complicated if they do not have a solid base. Learners should have a good and decent thesis statement.
Step 6: Writer workshop: Once students have their thesis statement, they write at their own pace , this is called self-pace learning. It is a period of time, from one to two weeks, in which students write independently. At this stage, the teacher is able to see students’ progress.
Step 7: Final assessment: The teacher gives a mark for the students’ argumentative writings. By that time, the teacher is already familiar with the learners’ way of writing.
https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/persuasive-writing/
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