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Direct linkMcCann, Thomas M. – English Journal, 2010
Middle school and high school students have a conception of what the basic demands of logic are, and they draw on this understanding in anticipating certain demands of parents and teachers when the adolescents have to defend positions. At the same time, many adolescents struggle to "write" highly elaborated arguments. Teaching students lessons in…
Descriptors: Writing Assignments, Persuasive Discourse, Adolescents, Logical Thinking
