RDG 537 - Teaching Informational and Argument Writing with Children’s Literature

Credits: 3.00
Prerequisites RDG 533 is recommended but not required.
This course introduces assessment-instruction frameworks for authentic inquiry and nonfiction writing. Candidates investigate and engage in research processes and critical analysis, developing instructional strategies to help learners generate focused questions, gather information from print and digital sources, analyze and evaluate ideas, and draw on relevant evidence. Using mentor texts as writing models, candidates compose original texts and plan instruction that addresses varied disciplines, purposes, and audiences in informative, procedural, and opinion/argument writing.