Selingo’s Sprint, Stroll, Stumble Continued

1. RWS // 9-17-18 // Andrew Testa Selingo’s Sprint, Stroll, Stumble Continued

2. Recap • Recap of last class.

3. Assignment One SLO (100) • Identify an author’s argument, claim, project, assumptions, and evidence. • Analyze and evaluate the extent to which evidence and reasoning support the argument.

4. Assignment One SLO (200) • Analyze and evaluate an author’s argument, claim, project, and assumptions, as well as the rhetorical strategies used to construct the text. • Explain how those strategies contribute to the author’s appeals to ethos, pathos, and logos. • Evaluate the extent to which those appeals persuade the intended audience. • Consider how those strategies are based on key assumptions the author makes about that audience.

5. Outline • Quick Write • PIE • Group Work

7. 1. Quick Write • Do you think you will sprint, stroll, or stumble into adulthood? • Why?

8. 2. Easy as PIE • PIE is a way to structure body paragraphs. • It is a common format for body paragraphs. • Point – Make a point. • Illustrate – Illustrate the point with a quote/specific example. • Explain – Explain or elaborate on the point in the context of the illustration.

9. Point • A point... • interprets the text or topic. • states your opinion. • relates directly back to the thesis. • The point is your idea. • AKA the topic sentence.

10. Illustrate • An illustration... • quotes or paraphrases the text. • points to a specific example—usually one thing that happened once. • An illustration comes out of your reading. It is quoted. • AKA the quote from text.

11. Illustrate

12. Explain • An explanation... • shows how your point and your illustration fit together. • refines and clarifies the point in light of the illustration. • The explanation is your idea. It is the bulk of your paragraph.

13. Example of PIE

14. 3. Group Work (100) • You will split into three groups. That’s ~10 people per group. • Your task is to craft a short low stress presentation in which you argue that you section is the most persuasive in the article. • You will write on the board. • For example, you will construct a presentation where your main argument is that the sprinter section is more persuasive than the strolling and stumbling section.

15. What You Should Do: • Create a COOL group name. (MANDATORY!) • Elect 1 or 2 leaders of the group. • Elect 1 or 2 people to present. • Elect 1 or 2 people to be write on board. • Delegate the analysis portion (have a few people work on major claims, a few work on evidence, a few work on assumptions). • Keep in mind you also need to reference the other sections!

16. Presentation Criteria • Explain the persuasiveness and how your section is more persuasive than the other sections. • Discuss the claims, evidence, and assumptions. • Write your findings on the board and present them to me and the class. • DON’T STRESS OUT.

17. 3. Group Work (200) • You will split into three groups. That’s ~10 people per group. • Your task is to craft a short low stress presentation in which you argue that you section is the most persuasive in the article. • You will write on the board. • For example, you will construct a presentation where your main argument is that the sprinter section is more persuasive than the strolling and stumbling section.

18. What You Should Do: • Create a COOL group name. (MANDATORY!) • Elect 1 or 2 leaders of the group. • Elect 1 or 2 people to present. • Elect 1 or 2 people to be write on board. • Delegate the analysis portion (have a few people work on major claims, a few work on rhetorical strategies, a few work on assumptions). • Keep in mind you also need to reference the other sections!

19. Presentation Criteria • Explain the persuasiveness and how your section is more persuasive than the other sections. • Discuss the claims, strategies, and assumptions. • Write your findings on the board and present them to me and the class. • DON’T STRESS OUT.

20. Wrap Up • Quick write • PIE • Group Work • Homework