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CER Instructional Strategy

Claim Evidence Reasoning Strategy Across Content Areas

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English Language Arts

https://learn.k20center.ou.edu/lesson/233

Argument is Everywhere

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Directions

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Show slide 5 to go more in depth about the rhetorical situation. Analyze and discuss the graphic.

Explain the meaning of the sentences that omit the Oxford Comma versus the sentences if it were used.

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ELA Example – The Oxford Comma

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ELA Example – The Oxford Comma

Show slide 6 as a guided practice example. Discuss with students how the Oxford comma is an on-going argument in the field of composition. Share your own experiences learning/using it: Do you have a preference? Have students share their own experiences using it: Do they have a preference?

Discuss how the memes on the slide approach the argument about the Oxford comma.

What is their CLAIM? (The Oxford comma is necessary to understanding sentence meanings. )
What are their EXAMPLES? (The sample memes provide examples of sentences that include or do not include the comma.)
What is their REASONING? (Sentences that do not include the Oxford comma are often prone to misunderstandings.)
Who is their AUDIENCE? (People who do not use the Oxford comma.)
What is the PURPOSE? (To stress the importance of using the Oxford comma to clarify meaning.)
What is the CONTEXT surrounding the argument? (The Oxford (or serial) comma is the final comma in a list of things. Use of the Oxford comma is stylistic, meaning that some style guides demand its use while others don’t. Unless you’re writing for a particular publication or drafting an essay for school, whether or not you use the Oxford comma is generally up to you.)

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