Fundamentals of Making an Argument

Area: History and Social Studies, Logic

Grade Level: High School & Beyond, Middle School

Estimated Time Necessary: 2 hours (can be split into multiple sessions)

Lesson Attachment: P4C-Fundamentals-of-Argument.pdf

Lesson Plan

Objectives:

To understand what goes into making an argument.

Students will learn the elements of an argument and how to construct arguments.

This lesson plan is accessible using the Lesson Attachment above.

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