Supporting Civically Engaged Argument Writing with Primary Sources
Supporting Civically Engaged Argument Writing with Primary Sources
Webinars and Workshops
Webinars and Workshops
Embedded Files
Teachers in our Philadelphia Writing Project network are engaging in inquiries and creating curriculum resources to support civically engaged argument writing in K-12 classrooms. This work is supported by a Teaching with Primary Sources grant from the Library of Congress*.
Our emerging resources draw upon:
primary sources from the Library of Congress;
argument writing approaches from the National Writing Project’s College, Career, and Community Writers Program (Arshan & Park, 2021; Friedrich et al., 2018); and
Gholdy Muhammad’s (2020, 2023) Culturally and Historically Responsive Literacy Framework.
Since 2023, we have been publishing curriculum collections for classroom use.
Past Webinars and Workshops
Past Webinars and Workshops
Connecting Past and Present with Primary Sources and Civically Engaged Argument Writing
Connecting Past and Present with Primary Sources and Civically Engaged Argument Writing
February 2022
Searching for Digitized Historical Primary Sources About Black Women Leaders in Philadelphia
Searching for Digitized Historical Primary Sources About Black Women Leaders in Philadelphia
May 2022
"Hidden Histories" of African American Women in Philadelphia, Building a More Perfect Union from the 1700s to the Present
"Hidden Histories" of African American Women in Philadelphia, Building a More Perfect Union from the 1700s to the Present
October 2022 - March 2023
Supporting Civically Engaged Argument Writing: School District of Philadelphia Workshop Series
Supporting Civically Engaged Argument Writing: School District of Philadelphia Workshop Series
April - May 2024
Voting, Past and Present: Teaching Civic Argument Writing with Primary Sources
Voting, Past and Present: Teaching Civic Argument Writing with Primary Sources
June 2025
References
References
Arshan, N. L. & Park, C. J. (2021). Research brief: SRI finds positive effects of the College, Career, and Community Writer’s Program on student achievement. SRI International. https://www.nwp.org/uploads/images/C3WP-Scale-Up-Research-Brief-April-2021_Acc.pdf
Friedrich, L., Bear, R., & Fox, T. (2018). For the sake of argument: An approach to teaching evidence-based writing. American Educator, 42(1), 18-40.
Muhammad, G. E. (2023). Unearthing joy: A guide to culturally and historically responsive teaching and learning. Scholastic.
Muhammad, G. (2020). Cultivating genius: An equity framework for culturally and historically responsive literacy. Scholastic.
*Content created and featured in partnership with the Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) program does not indicate an endorsement by the Library of Congress.
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