When it comes to evidence in their argument papers, students have a tendency to mic drop way too soon. "Here's my evidence, BOOOOOOOM!" you can almost hear them saying. Because right after the evidence, they move on.
Oops.
That's not what we want, and I bet you've written "be sure to analyze this evidence and explain how it proves your point" a few (hundred) times.
So what do we do? How do we make the idea MEMORABLE that students must analyze their evidence before moving on?
There are a lot of helpful tricks and acronyms floating around out there - the quotation burger, "R.A.C.E." and "P.E.E." for example. And I think those are helpful bases from which to build. But this week on the pod, I want to try a humorous, real-world twist that can complement any of these. Something I hope will be memorable for your students. Something you can reference with a laugh and keep students interested.
Meet Mr. Skeptical.
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