Listen "Critical Reading Book Club Series: Episode 2, Cite the Claim"
Episode Synopsis
How can we help students move from general understanding to pinpointing an author's exact position?In 5 Questions for Any Text, educator and author Marilyn Pryle offers a practical framework to help students navigate today's media landscape with sharper, critical thinking and deeper awareness. In the second episode of this four-part series, we explore how to teach students to identify claims in nonfiction text. Those clear persuasive statements that go beyond just central ideas. This episode offers practical strategies to help your students critically and recognize persuasive techniques in everyday media. Listen in to this excerpt from Marilyn's audiobook, followed by a reflection and a few prompting questions from Marilyn.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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