Poster #19 - Agreeing to Disagree: Teaching Author, Audience, and Argument in Elementary Classrooms

• In Event: 25.087 - MTCC Poster Session Four
  In Poster Session: 25.087-4 - Youth, Power, Reflection, and the Word

Abstract

In the present study we adopt a sociocultural stance and report an analysis examining how two upper-elementary teachers approach their teaching of argument writing, as well as the opportunities to learn that they afford their students. Through their actions, both teachers positioned students as important people with valid opinions and feelings. Interwoven through their instruction (both whole class discussions and individual conferences) were opportunities for students to learn about the argument genre, about roles and responsibilities within a writing community, and about balancing self-expression with respect for alternative opinions.

Authors

• Heather Tiffany Hebard, University of Washington - Seattle

• Mary Northey, University of Washington

• Erin Lane, University of Washington - Seattle

• Deborah E. Mccutchen, University of Washington