RCI-16692 · Argumentative Writing

Argumentative Writing — Educator / Community Leader Starter Creative Challenge · 1-to-1

Develop balanced, evidence-based arguments that address alternative viewpoints. This version is designed for adults supporting readers at starter level through personalised individual tuition.

Educator / Community LeaderStarter1-to-1Creative Challenge3 learning hours
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What you should be able to do

  • Develop secure thesis with highly supported practice.
  • Develop increasingly independent evidence with highly supported practice.
  • Develop applied counterargument with highly supported practice.
  • Develop confident reasoning with highly supported practice.
  • Apply Argumentative Writing skills through playful creation appropriate to adults supporting readers.
  • Reflect on progress, explain strategies used and identify a clear next step.

Course journey

Unit 1 · Take a PositionFocus: thesis

Learn, practise, apply and reflect through activities adapted to adults supporting readers.

Unit 2 · Build the CaseFocus: evidence

Learn, practise, apply and reflect through activities adapted to adults supporting readers.

Unit 3 · Address the Other SideFocus: counterargument

Learn, practise, apply and reflect through activities adapted to adults supporting readers.

Unit 4 · Reach a Reasoned ConclusionFocus: reasoning

Learn, practise, apply and reflect through activities adapted to adults supporting readers.

How learning is evidenced

Practice evidence

Short activities, reading responses, writing tasks, discussion or applied practice depending on the pathway.

Completion task

A final age- and level-appropriate task demonstrating the key course outcomes. Successful completion can generate an RCI certificate of completion; it is not presented as a regulated qualification.

Who this pathway is for

This pathway is designed for Educator / Community Leader learners (adults supporting readers) who want to develop thesis, evidence, counterargument, reasoning at Starter level.

Progression

After completion, learners can move into a higher-level pathway within Argumentative Writing, apply the skill in another literacy domain, join a Reading Ambassador pathway, or continue through the Reading Passport and Literacy App.

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