LINCOLN, Neb. — Instead of studying for a traditional test, some students at Lincoln High School are making a case for their grades.
Juniors in Nick Bihm’s AP English Language and Composition class recently completed an assignment titled “Argue for an A,” which asks students to build a formal argument explaining why they deserve a top mark.
The project requires students to apply rhetorical strategies such as logic, emotion and credibility — concepts they have studied throughout the year to demonstrate both their academic growth and mastery of argumentative writing…