The most reasonable answer : helping students build better arguments together /

The Most Reasonable Answer is an innovative and comprehensive guide to using inquiry dialogue, a type of text-based classroom discussion featuring big, contested questions that has been shown to improve higher-order thinking and argument literacy. Based on years of research and work in nearly fifty...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Reznitskaya, Alina, 1969- (Author), Wilkinson, Ian A. G. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard Education Press, [2017]
Subjects:	Inquiry-based learning. Questioning. Active learning. Communication in education. Student-centered learning. Teacher-student relationships.

Table of Contents:

Foreword by Catherine E. Snow
Preface
Understanding essential concepts
Why inquiry dialogue?
What is an argument?
How to facilitate collaborative and rigorous argumentation?
What happens before, during, and after discussion?
Planning and conducting discussions
Discussing "What should Kelly do?"
Discussing "Ovatniah"
Discussing "Hunting a killer"
Discussing a text set about sugary drinks
Moving forward
Choosing a text for inquiry dialogue
Moving toward student independence
Self-study: how to improve my practice
Frequently asked questions
Appendices
Appendix A. Argumentation rating tool (ART)
Appendix B. ART during inquiry
Appendix C. ART for kids
Appendix D. Discussion planning tool: template
Appendix E. Argument house: template
Appendix F. Writing arguments: scoring rubric.