Answering questions is the best way to hone and revise your argument. Foster receptive writers with a workshop activity that promotes peer editing and argumentative writing skills. Given lists of both friendly and skeptical questions, learners help their classmates strengthen written arguments and evidence-based claims.

Concepts

asking questions, Research, argumentative writing, evaluating claims, peer editing, writer's workshop

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Have learners come up with their own questions and augment the list with their ideas
• Incorporate into a larger research unit or when hosting a writer's workshop

Classroom Considerations

• The eighth lesson in a series of 12, all of which are based on Kate L. Turabian's Student's Guide to Writing College Papers

Pros

• Provides questions that address evidence, reasons, and big picture for each argument
• Combines skills for the writing process and supporting a claim

Cons

• None

Common Core

RI.9-10.8 W.9-10.1.a W.9-10.1.b W.9-10.1.c W.9-10.1.d W.9-10.1.e W.9-10.2.b W.9-10.5