Critical Reading Book Club Series: Episode 2, Cite the Claim

How can we help students move from general understanding to pinpointing an author's exact position? In 5 Questions for Any Text, educator and author Marilyn Pryle offers a practical framework to help students navigate today's media landscape with sharper, critical thinking and deeper awareness. In the second episode of this four-part series, we explore how to teach students to identify claims in nonfiction text. Those clear persuasive statements that go beyond just central ideas. This episode offers practical strategies to help your students read more critically and recognize persuasive techniques in everyday media. Listen in to this excerpt from Marilyn's audiobook, followed by a reflection and a few prompting questions from Marilyn. See Privacy Policy at and California Privacy Notice at .

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This episode is 00:12:46 long.

This episode was published on Aug 18, 2025.

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