Speaking Effectively part of State Your Case
Students are often asked to develop and support a point of view in an oral presentation, either individually or in groups. While effective oral arguments have much in common with effective written arguments, they ...

Rubrics part of State Your Case
Rubrics are perhaps the most widely-used classroom assessment instrument. They are a very effective way to provide systematic evidence of student learning, using direct observations of student work. When shared ...

Learning about Arguments by Making Arguments part of State Your Case:Activities
This is an activity that teaches basic argumentation skills such as generating and formulating claims, presenting evidence , oral and written communication.