Rhetorical Precis about the article "Controlled Chaos: Project-Based Learning"

Mrs. Meredith Licht in her article, "Controlled Chaos: Project-Based Learning" suggests that project based learning is very good for students because this allows students to think outside the box and develop critical thinking skills, communication skills, and creativity. She develops her claim by first narrating her own classroom experiences, then defines what project based learning is, then defines the positives and negatives about project based learning, and finally discusses how the positives override the negatives and how project based learning should be integrated into students' curriculum. Licht's purpose is to persuade the readers on the idea that project based learning is beneficial to all students in order give other students the opportunity to develop the skills needed for their future through project based learning. She adopts an informative tone for the readers of the article especially teachers.

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