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Writing a Dialectical Essay

Writing a Dialectical Essay. Social 30 – Unit 1 Project. What Is a Dialectical Essay. It is an essay that examines a question from 2 points of view and concludes by choosing a view or an alternative point of view based on the data and evidence examined. Dialectical Thinking.

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Writing a Dialectical Essay

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  1. Writing a Dialectical Essay Social 30 – Unit 1 Project

  2. What Is a Dialectical Essay • It is an essay that examines a question from 2 points of view and concludes by choosing a view or an alternative point of view based on the data and evidence examined.

  3. Dialectical Thinking • The process of finding a resolution by • Searching out the oppositions, conflicts, contrasts , and contradictions in a situation and by • Finding an idea that unites them while keeping and using the tension between them

  4. Beginning the analysis • As this is a process which requires some practice, begin by examining a controversial issue • Many times there is more than one possible solution to a problem or an issue. People may not even agree on what the problem is. Life is complicated, and different people see things in different ways. But they still have to live together, and often they have to figure out how they can come to one conclusion even though they disagree. Dialectical thinking is a method people can use to work things out. You are doing dialectical thinking when you have and arguments with yourself about something in your head.

  5. Becoming aware of your thinking…(1) • You want to do something badly • You imagine how wonderful it would be to carry it out in a certain way. Let’s call it A • You think of all the reasons why you should do this thing, how it would be good for you and how it would be good for others

  6. Becoming aware of your thinking…(2) • Suddenly you think of something else to do • You become very interested in this thing. Let’s call it B • You now think of all the reasons why you should do B • Now you must make a choice. What are you going to do? Do I really want to do A or B? Do I know for sure that one is as good as the other? What will happen if I do one and not the other? • What is the best choice to make under these circumstances knowing that sometimes it is vest to make no choice at all?

  7. Finally… • A looks great and I wish I could do it, but I’m going to go with B, or vice versa

  8. You are now doing dialectical thinking • Dialectical thinking begins by understanding that most situations are complicated and often you want two opposite things at the same time. • You must understand all points of view • Your point of view must be supported

  9. How a dialectical essay would look… • Part 1 – This is an introduction explaining briefly to your reader what the essay is about. • Part 2 – Here you explain the position you are going to take on an issue. I believe that… • Part 3 – This paragraph is the “same-side” argument which outlines logically all the reasons supporting the position you are taking. • Part 4 – This is the “other side” position on the issur you are discussing in this essay.

  10. How a dialectical essay would look… • Part 5 - Here you outline logically all the reasons supporting that position. You must be fair and fully explore this side of the argument even if you disagree with it. • Part 6 – This is your conclusion in which you examine both sets of reasons and then explain why you reached the conclusion that you did. • You have 3 choices in your conclusion • You can agree with your thesis • You can change your mind • You can combine both sides

  11. Organizing the information • Create a Gathering Grid • A gathering grid can help you organize your information for a research report • Write down your questions on the left-hand column • Write the title of your sources at the top of each column • Write down the answers you find and note where you found them

  12. Use a pro and con collection grid… • A pro-con chart can help you gather and organize information for pro-con essays • In the “pro” column, list benefits or facts to support your thesis • In the Con column, list drawbacks, or facts to support the antithesis

  13. Writing the Dialectical Essay

  14. In the Robert Latimer case, does the sentence fit the crime?

  15. Now…the other side

  16. Now…the conclusion

  17. The Format • Your essay must have a cover page with the title, class, name and date. • Your essay must have a Works Cited page • You must cite your essay using APA format • Your essay must be no more than 750 words but no less than 600 words • Be sure to give credit to other peoples ideas, plagerism will result in a failing grade. • Your essay is due on Tuesday February 28th.

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