Toulmin's model is an effective tool to help you question your sources.
Assignment: Choose 3 articles. Provide MLA information for each. Then identify the specific parts of each argument: claim, data, warrants, backing given to warrant, qualifiers, and rebuttals. Evaluate the strength/weakness of each part.
Identify any logos, pathos, or ethos used in argument. Evaluate the strength/weakness of the argument's logic, emotional appeal, and credibility.
Judge the validity of the overall argument. Is this a persuasive argument? Explain.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Summer Reading Essays: A Time of Reflection
Wow! What a journey you all went on. Many of you edited draft after draft, reworking your ideas and revising your stories, writing a creative, logical, interesting, and consequently powerful paper. I feel privileged to have been a part of your process.
But you are not done yet. It is time to think about your journeys, consider what you have learned through the Summer Reading Essay. Answer the following questions below. Also respond to any questions asking for clarification of ideas.
1. What was your favorite aspect of this assignment? Your least favorite part? Explain.
2. What academic or writing strengths do you have that allowed you to write the paper? Explain.
3. What were the greatest obstacles to finishing this paper? Thinking of something to write? Organizing paper? Starting writing? What techniques did you use to overcome them? Free writing? Outlining? Conferencing? How were they helpful? How will you use them the next time you write? Explain.
4. What is something that you still need to imrpove in your writing? Grammar, logic, organization, structure? How will you plan on improving it personally? Is this a weakness that we should address as a class? If so, what sort of instruction will you need? Explain.
But you are not done yet. It is time to think about your journeys, consider what you have learned through the Summer Reading Essay. Answer the following questions below. Also respond to any questions asking for clarification of ideas.
1. What was your favorite aspect of this assignment? Your least favorite part? Explain.
2. What academic or writing strengths do you have that allowed you to write the paper? Explain.
3. What were the greatest obstacles to finishing this paper? Thinking of something to write? Organizing paper? Starting writing? What techniques did you use to overcome them? Free writing? Outlining? Conferencing? How were they helpful? How will you use them the next time you write? Explain.
4. What is something that you still need to imrpove in your writing? Grammar, logic, organization, structure? How will you plan on improving it personally? Is this a weakness that we should address as a class? If so, what sort of instruction will you need? Explain.
Rogerian Essay Information
We can learn more if we work collaboratively. We will use this blog for the next month to gather information. So, if you find a good article, help everyone out and post it. Write a summary of the article and your reactions to it. Also, provide correct MLA citations. You must post 10 articles that are interesting, provocative, relevent, and helpful. Due November 24th.
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