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Peer reviewedVanderStaay, Steven – English Journal, 1990
Describes a class activity in which students receive copies of requests for charitable contributions, research the charities and issues, write a persuasive appeal for the charities, and debate the merits of the various causes examined by the class. Argues that students learn to analyze persuasive appeals, separate emotional from factual arguments,…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Current Events, Debate, English Instruction
