Exploring Argumentation in Three Disciplines: History, Science and Literary Reasoning

Session Submission Type: Alternative Format Session

Abstract

In this alternative session, we draw on data from multi-year collaborative teacher-research efforts to design, implement, and refine approaches to text-based argumentation in science, history, and literature classrooms. We will engage participants themselves in interactive argumentation (Chinn & Anderson, 1998) with data drawn from student work and classroom interactions, focused on inquiry questions in response to the data presented.

Content Area

• Area 6: Adolescent, College, and Adult Literacy Processes

Individual Presentations

• Exploring argumentation in three disciplines: science, history, and literature - Cindy Litman, Strategic Literacy Initiative, WestEd; Stacy Marple, Strategic Literacy Initiative, WestEd; Cynthia Greenleaf, Strategic Literacy Initiative, WestEd; Willard Brown, Strategic Literacy Initiative, WestEd; Gayle Cribb, Strategic Literacy Initiative, WestEd