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Argumentative Essay Workshop

Argumentative Essay Workshop. Western Literature. Essay Workshop Instructions. If you do not have your completed rough draft today, please sit away from everyone else and complete your rough draft.

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Argumentative Essay Workshop

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  1. Argumentative Essay Workshop Western Literature

  2. Essay Workshop Instructions If you do not have your completed rough draft today, please sit away from everyone else and complete your rough draft. • On your essay, write what kind of feedback you are looking for. Are you struggling with any aspect of the essay? • For this workshop, we will be rotating one essay clockwise around the circle after a couple rounds. • Please take this workshop seriously and provide the best feedback you can. • If you discover any typos or mistakes during this workshop, please correct as needed.

  3. ROTATE! Hand over your essay to the person next to you in a clockwise circle.

  4. ROUND ONE: Thesis Statement • STEP ONE: Read the essay. • STEP TWO: Circle his or her thesis statement. • STEP THREE: Write “yes” or “no” by the thesis statement with additional feedback to answer the questions: • Does the thesis statement provide a clear main claim or position for the paper? • Do you get an overview of the paper? Do you know what to expect?

  5. ROUND TWO: Introduction • STEP ONE: Read the entire essay. • STEP TWO: Underline the hook and label what type he or she uses (i.e. anecdote, quote, statistic, scene, etc.) in RED. • STEP THREE: Answer the following question at the top of his or her essay: • Is the hook effective? How can he or she make it better? Offer suggestions. • Does he or she transition from the hook to the context and into the thesis statement smoothly?

  6. ROTATE! Hand over your essay to the person next to you in a clockwise circle.

  7. ROUND THREE: Claims • STEP ONE: Read the essay. • STEP TWO: Underline and label each claim in green. • STEP THREE: Answer the following question next to each claim: • Does each claim pass the “CRISP” test? • Contestable • Reasonable • Interpretative • Significant • Precise

  8. ROUND FOUR: Evidence • STEP ONE: Read the essay. • STEP TWO: Complete the following tasks: • Underline any instances of evidence in yellow. • Circle any in-text citations. • STEP THREE: Answer the following questions on his or her essay: • Does the evidence pass the CRAAP test? • Does the essay use SPARTA evidence? • Does the writer cite sources correctly?

  9. ROTATE! Hand over your essay to the person next to you in a clockwise circle.

  10. ROUND FIVE: Commentary • STEP ONE: Read the essay and pay attention to claims and evidence. • STEP TWO: Complete the following tasks: • Underline any instances of commentary in blue. • STEP THREE: FOR EACH PIECE OF EVIDENCE, examine if the commentary connects the evidence to prove the claim. Write “yes” or “no” by each piece of evidence.

  11. ROUND SIX: Conclusion • STEP ONE: Read the entire essay. • STEP TWO: Circle the “clincher” that applies to the world at large. If they do not have a “clincher”, then please note that on his or her essay. • STEP THREE: Answer the following questions as the bottom of the essay: • Did the author prove his or her thesis throughout the paper. Why or why not?

  12. ROTATE! Hand over your essay to the person next to you in a clockwise circle.

  13. ROUND SEVEN: MECHANICS • STEP ONE: Read the essay carefully. • STEP TWO: Edit the essay for capitalization, spelling, punctuation, word choice, and typos. • STEP THREE: Does the paper follows MLA format? (Times New Roman, double-spaced, 1” margins, header, heading) • STEP FOUR: Provide overall suggestions.

  14. Unit Review • Burkean Parlor • Components of an Argumentative Essay (Introduction, Body Paragraphs, Conclusion) • Hooks • Thesis Statement • Effective Claims (Contestable, Reasonable, Interpretative, Significant, Precise) • Quality of Evidence (Sufficient, Precise, Accurate, Representative, Trustworthy, Authoritative) • Source Credibility (Currency, Relevance, Accuracy, Authority, Purpose) • In-Text Citations • Punctuation (Comma, Colon, Ellipsis) • MLA Format (Header vs. Heading)

  15. Homework • Your final draft packet is due on Friday. This packet should include: • 1. Self-Evaluated Rubric • 2. Pre-Writing Stage Organizer • 3. Revised Rough Draft • 4. Typed Final Draft

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