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Agenda 09/28

Agenda 09/28. Identifying elements of an argument (5 min) Integrating sources into your writing (10 min) BA5 description (15 min) Example texts Questions? Small group workshop (30 min) Review group work (20 min). Elements of an argument (St. Martin’s Ch. 8).

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Agenda 09/28

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  1. Agenda 09/28 • Identifying elements of an argument (5 min) • Integrating sources into your writing (10 min) • BA5 description (15 min) • Example texts • Questions? • Small group workshop (30 min) • Review group work (20 min)

  2. Elements of an argument (St. Martin’s Ch. 8) • Guidelines for analyzing an argument p.164 • These are crucial for you to understand! • Emotional, ethical, logical appeals • Elements of an argument p.171 • Claims • Reasons • Assumptions • Evidence • Qualifiers

  3. Paraphrasing, quoting, summarizing (St. Martin’s Ch.13) • Super important quick help box p.277 • Quote • Paraphrase • Summarize • Signal words p. 279 • These words provide context for your quotes • Context is crucial to BA5 (and integrating quotes in all university-level work) • Make sure your source material doesn’t overshadow your own voice! P.285

  4. BA5 Description • Write your working thesis at the top of the assignment • Select a minimum of five quotations from the article that you plan to incorporate into your draft as examples of particular rhetorical devices • Write a brief assessment of why each quotation would be useful to you in composing your draft.

  5. BA5 Description cot’d • Your assessment of each quotation should include your answers to the following questions: • Where will this quotation fit in your organization? • How does it demonstrate the points you are trying to make about the author's writing? • Will you use it as a quotation or paraphrase the selection, and why? • Your analysis, not counting the quotations, should be 500-650  words (roughly 100 words for each quote)

  6. BA5 note You may find that in identifying and evaluating your quotations, you modify and improve your original thesis statement!

  7. Small Groups • Form a group of 3-4 people • Formulate a thesis for a rhetorical analysis of Ebert’s review • Support that thesis with four quotes from the review • Answer questions in assignment description • Where will this quotation fit in your organization? • How does it demonstrate the points you are trying to make about the author's writing? • Will you use it as a quotation or paraphrase the selection, and why?

  8. Review • Each group will read • Thesis • One quote to support thesis • Quote description & evaluation

  9. Questions • For additional questions, it is your responsibility to • Check the blog FIRST: kreindel.wordpress.com • Email Ms. Kreindel if you can’t find your answer on the class blog • BA 5 is due Monday Oct. 3 • Office hours will return next week. Email me if you want to meet - harrison.ownbey@ttu.edu

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