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Erica Beaton

How to Heal a Divided World: 🌎📝 Argumentative Writing that Actually Listens to the Other Side

    Do you ever feel like your students’ argumentative writing lacks any real influence to make changes?

    Aren’t you tired of debates that only escalate emotions? Aren’t you sick of heated discussions that seem like they’ll never achieve a solution?

    Don’t you wish you knew how to make these arguments truly productive?

    It is possible, even for our adolescent writers. 

    You’re not alone feeling the pain of teaching argumentative writing in today’s climate, but there are teachers who have found success. They have been able to teach students to argue with empathy for the other side and craft essays that offer collaborative solutions.

    Share this process with your students by using the resources in this post.