The Year-Round School Debate: Identifying Faulty Reasoning – Part One

Learn to identify faulty reasoning in this two-part interactive English Language Arts tutorial. You'll learn what some experts say about year-round schools, what research has been conducted about their effectiveness, and how arguments can be made for and against year-round education. Then, you'll read a speech in favor of year-round schools and identify faulty reasoning within the argument, specifically the use of hasty generalizations. 

Make sure to complete both parts of this series! Click HERE to open Part Two. 
Resource ID#: 182787 Type: Original Student Tutorial
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Subject(s): English Language Arts
Grade Level(s): 9, 10
Intended Audience: Students
Instructional Time: 40 Minute(s)
Keywords: English Language Arts, hasty generalization, fallacy, logic, argument, year-round schools, evidence, reasoning, faulty reasoning, fallacious reasoning, false reasoning, interactive, tutorials, elearning, e-learning, arguments, argumentation, research, year-round education, debates, claims, ELA, e learning, English Language Arts, informational text
Instructional Component Type(s): Original Student Tutorial
Resource Collection: Original Student Tutorials for Language Arts - Grades 6-12

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