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Real Writing: Modernizing the Old School Essay

Real Writing: Modernizing the Old School Essay

Nobis, Mitchell
Laird, Daniel
Nobis, Carrie

Hardcover

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ISBN10: 1475824785
ISBN13: 9781475824780
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: Sep 30 2016
Pages: 136
Weight: 0.85
Height: 0.70 Width: 6.10 Depth: 9.10
Language: English

High-school writing prompts often ask students to provide overly simplified responses to complicated issues, but a person's stance in the real world can rarely, if ever, be reduced to agree or disagree. Arguments are complex, with more than two points of view and a range of evidence to consider; however, writing classes don't always embrace that complexity. Real Writing: Modernizing the Old School Essay contends that engaging fully with complex texts and difficult, nuanced arguments helps students become better thinkers and writers, more fully prepared for life both in and after high school.

By offering students current texts to read and issues to discuss, teachers introduce their students to more complex arguments. Real Writing: Modernizing the Old School Essay recognizes the value of various types of texts, but the need for contemporary readings in our literature and composition classes is important for relevancy related to student engagement, the Common Core State Standards, and participation in our democratic society. This book shares curricular moves to engage students in reading and writing authentic arguments.

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