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Response Essay Type: General Argument

Response Essay Type: General Argument. General Argument. “It is designed as a contemporary issues question, but it is really a values question.” What are your values? What do you think our society should value?

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Response Essay Type: General Argument

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  1. Response Essay Type:General Argument

  2. General Argument • “It is designed as a contemporary issues question, but it is really a values question.” • What are your values? • What do you think our society should value? • What should a moral, thoughtful, reflective society consider its most important strengths? The Riverside Reader

  3. The Basics • Read the prompt carefully. • Identify the claim. • Create a sample list.

  4. Read the Prompt Carefully • A brief passage from fiction, poetry, nonfiction (2 lines-1/2 page • An opinion-based piece (features a spokesperson) • Determine whether you agree, disagree, or wish to qualify your opinion [ADQ]

  5. Examples • How do blogs and radio talk shows encourage or discourage the democratic process? • How can the United States’ wealth be better used to foster development in emerging countries?

  6. Identify the Claim • Understand the claim. • Perceive the larger social content and ask questions about it. • Make your argument using examples from your own experience. “Through tatter’d clothes small vices do appear; Robes and furr’d gowns hid all. Plate sin with gold, And the strong lance of justice hurtles breaks. Arm it in rags, a pigmy’s straw does pierce it.” Wm. Shakespeare

  7. Planning Process • Critically read the passage and underline anything that clearly defines the author’s claim. • Are you for it, against it, or ambivalent? • Make a list of examples.

  8. Creating a Sample List • Evidence for the argument – the familiar: • Books • Movies • Televisions • Current events • History lessons • Personal experiences

  9. List Examples • Movies • “The Color of Money” • “Wall Street” • Books • The Jungle • The Great Gatsby • Current events • Tsunami in Japan • The end of the recession

  10. General Argument Essay Process • Identify and restate the fundamental claim. • Agree, disagree, or qualify. • Give examples to support your argument. • Close with a summarizing statement.

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