5.++Rhetorical+Structure+&+Argumentation

For the literature reviews, complete the following analysis: 1. Identify the __main__ claim the author is trying to make and justify in the literature review.
 * __Analysis 5: Rhetorical structure and argumentation__**
 * The author claims that content area teachers do not provide instruction to struggling readers in reading the content texts because they do not believe it is within the scope of their job.**

2. Outline the literature review, identifying the __point__ or __claim__ the author makes in each section to support the main claim. **A. Transactional Lens identifies that middle school students and teachers cannot be seperated from the situation they are in.** ** B. Socio-cultural and socio-cognitive perspectives explain classroom transactions of the thinking employed by students, how they approach the situations, and the teachers understandings of students thinking and approach to content area reading. C. The way students perceive themselves as learners (socially situated identity)II. Struggling Readers The author provides an operational definition for "struggling reader" III. Related ResearchThe author identifies research that supports content literacy, but claims a gap in the research, specifically in factors relating to student self-efficacy.**
 * I. Theoretical Framework **

3. Choose one sub-claim from the literature review and analyze how the author justifies the claim, using Toulmin’s argumentation analysis to specify: (d) Any rebuttals that are exception to claim--none noted (e) Any other assumptions (tacit warrants) needed to justify claim--teacher/student interactions must be observed in context of the environment where it is taking place.**
 * Transactional Lens identifies that middle school students and teachers cannot be seperated from the situation they are in. (a) The data used to support the claim--Authoritative sources Rosenblatt, Dewey and Bentley(b) The warrant that connects the data to claim--people do not operate independently of their environment. (c) Any qualifiers that limit the extent of claim--You can never fully understand a situation because you haven't been there for the student's entire life

4. What could the author have done to strengthen their argument supporting their claim? Comments and Reflections: While we agree with the author's claims, we felt this section of the review was limited in the use of various authoritative sources. We agree with the transactional lens claims, but feel it would have been strengthened by going outside of the literature field into other areas like educational psychology.
 * The author could have included other researchers related to social linquistic theories; go beyond Rosenblatt, et. al. in other words, her search could have been more exhaustive.**