How Coaching Forensics Made Me a Better Writing Coach
Lynette Williamson

High school teacher and forensics coach Lynette Williamson describes ways to teach writing—including on-demand essays—that draw on successful practices she developed in coaching. Students learn the importance of using personal conviction and qualified thesis statements to build arguments, as well as learning “The Debater Four-Step,” an effective concession and refutation technique.

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