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Felton, Mark K.; Herko, Suzanne – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2004
Argument, debate, discussion, disagreement--most teachers would agree that these skills fall well within their students' repertoire. Students are frequently energized and excited by arguments and will voluntarily elaborate on and defend their ideas. Yet put these same students to the task of writing a persuasive essay and much of that eloquence is…
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