Term
Fall 2025
Capstone
Capstone Project
Degree Name
MAT
Facilitator(s)
Jennifer Carlson
Content Expert
Dao Yang
Abstract
Argumentation is an important skill to help students develop their own perspectives and their places in the world around them. Currently much interdisciplinary work in middle school settings is focused on student discipline rather than curriculum alignment. Research indicates that interdisciplinary collaboration can and should be used to strengthen curriculum across content areas. This capstone project uses a combination of articles, case studies, surveys and assessments within interdisciplinary work to answer the question: How can we use cross-curricular work to improve argument writing techniques in middle school students? The project synthesizes research and tangible classroom examples. The intended impact of this project was to improve student confidence, clarity, and ability to write arguments across content areas. The resulting professional development framework supports middle school educators through collaboration to develop a common language rubric for a selected argumentative writing across content areas.
Project Type
Professional Development
Keywords
Interdisciplinary Teaching, Staff Development, Writing
Recommended Citation
Krassas, Taylor, "How can we use Cross-Curricular Work to Promote Argument Writing Techniques in Middle School Students?" (2025). School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects. 1156.
https://digitalcommons.hamline.edu/hse_cp/1156
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DigitalCommons@Hamline
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School of Education Student Capstone Projects