Argument – the Core of the Common Core – and a clarifying example

If there’s one thing adult education students NEED to know about the new 2014 High School Equivalency Tests, it’s this: You have to evaluate and support ARGUMENTS based on evidence, not just explain your OPINION! I love writing for personal expression and think it should still be a part of our curricula, but there’s more to writing than the five paragraph essay. With his usual clarity, Grant Wiggins explains why argument wins…

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