Table of Contents
Acknowledgments x
A Tool for You: The Companion Wiki 1
Chapter 1 The Nature of Argument in a Digital World 2
What Is Argument in a Digital World? 6
A Brief Overview of Argument (or, What Makes a Strong Argument, Anyway?) 8
The What and How of Writing: Declarative and Procedural Knowledge 9
Declarative and Procedural Knowledge in Digital Writing 10
Why Teach Digital Arguments? 14
Chapter 2 Analyzing Arguments That Are Born Digital 17
"Born Digital" Arguments 18
Gateway Activities for Digital Arguments 25
Looking Ahead 41
Chapter 3 The Moves of Argument in Web-Based Text 42
Characteristics and Content: What Do Blog Posts Look Like? 46
The Craft of Composing: What Does a Student Need to Know and Be Able to Do to Read and Write a Blog Post? 51
Practical Matters: How Does a Writer Attend to Issues of Citation, Plagiarism, and Fair Use When Crafting Web-Based Text? 54
Taking It to the Classroom 58
Chapter 4 The Moves of Argument in Infographics 60
Characteristics and Content: What Do Infographics Look Like? 62
The Craft of Composing: What Does a Student Need to Know and Be Able to Do to Read and Write Infographics? 70
Practical Matters: How Does a Writer Attend to Issues of Citation, Plagiarism, and Fair Use When Crafting Infographics? 76
Taking It to the Classroom 80
Chapter 5 The Moves of Argument in Video 82
Characteristics and Content: What Do Videos Look Like? 84
The Craft of Composing: What Does a Student Need to Know and Be Able to Do to Read and Write a PSA? 88
Practical Matters: How Does a Writer Attend to issues of Citation, Plagiarism, and Fair Use When Crafting Video? 92
Taking It to the Classroom 97
Chapter 6 The Moves of Argument in Social Media
The Problems of Misinformation and Confirmation Bias 103
A Possible Solution; Engaging as Readers and Writers in Arguments Presented 106
Through Social Media 106
Developing Arguments via Social Media 113
Practical Matters: How Does a Writer Attend to Issues of Citation, Plagiarism, and Fair Use When Crafting Social Media? 116
Taking It to the Classroom 119
Chapter 7 Coaching Students' Work with Digital Arguments
Coaching Students as They Read and Write Digital Arguments
Coaching Through Formative Assessment 124
Are We Assessing Declarative or Procedural Knowledge? Form or Substance? 125
Conclusion 137
Works Cited 138
Programs/Websites Mentioned 144
Index 147
