Teach ESL Students How to Write Arguments
This critical thinking lesson teaches students how to write thoughtful and well argued ideas that involve judgments. The focus is to help students understand the role and importance of warrants. Often, these short sentences create a logical connection between claims and evidence. Knowing how to create warrants and use them in a text is one strategy that can greatly improve the clarity and persuasiveness of student writing.
This ESL writing activity is based on work by George Hillocks Jr and his lesson plan in the book, Teaching Argument Writing.
