Critique an Historical Argument part of State Your Case:Activities
In this Critique an Historical Argument assignment students use an instructor-prepared rubric to assess the quality of an argument constructed by a class peer receive instructor feedback on their papers based on the same rubric and subsequently reflect on the research writing and evaluation process.

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 ...

General Resources for Instructional Innovation part of State Your Case
Below are links to a variety of sites that offer examples and resources to support faculty seeking new ideas to improve pedagogy, assignments, grading, assessment, and other aspects of their instruction. CLA in ...

Chinese Culture: Art-work/Author Presentation: Interpretation with final Audio Podcast part of State Your Case:Activities
This semester-long four-part argumentation/interpretation exercise aims at practicing interpretation of literature, film, and art, and at improving students' public speaking and oral presentation skills.

Scientific Reasoning Assignment part of State Your Case:Activities
In these "Scientific Reasoning Assignments," students tie course concepts to real-world observations with emphasis on creating diagrams that illustrate the concept. A rubric is available to assess the student work and provide feedback to students regarding their proficiencies in several areas.

First-Year Writing: Interview-Based Qualitative Research Report part of State Your Case:Activities
In this qualitative research report assignment, students design a research project, gather data through interviews, transcribe and share that data, and individually write up two versions of a research report (the second of which is twice as long and incorporates secondary sources).

Examination: Quantitative Thinking Question part of State Your Case:Activities
In this essay examination question, students integrate quantitative thinking skills with their ability to assess / make arguments based on material that they have learned during the semester.

Presenting Slides or Posters part of State Your Case
Many assignments require students to support their arguments visually, using PowerPoint slides, posters, or other visual materials. Visual design, poster, and PowerPoint resources - Rice University An excellent ...

Clinics part of State Your Case
Clinics provide an opportunity for instructors to work together for an hour or two on project-related teaching and assessment materials for their "demonstration courses," with assistance from one or more ...

Evaluating Evidence part of State Your Case
The ability to evaluate evidence is essential both to assessing the merits of others' arguments and to developing a convincing argument of one's own. Evaluating evidence - Portland Community College A ...