Homework for 3.31.11

• Read Chapter 8 pp. 256-285 from your First Year Writing textbook
• Bring one body paragraph from your researched argument to class for a revision activity

Additional Guidelines for Draft 2.1: Researched Argument

Below is a list of questions to help ensure that you have included all of the necessary components for your researched argument:

1. Does your introduction include a strong, clear, and specific thesis statement?
2. Is your argument focused on a narrow topic? Does you essay advance a specific argument rather than inform on your topic?
3. Are the specific rhetorical strategies you have selected to create your argument best suited to convince your selected audience?
4. How have you established your own credibility in your argument?
5. Have you fairly considered and addressed counterarguments? Do you cite sources that strongly present the counterargument?
6. Have you incorporated logical appeals into your argument?
7. Does you argument include six scholarly sources? Have you effectively integrated these sources into your writing and argument?
8. Have you considered the contexts of the articles you quote?
9. Is your your argument clearly organized? Does the design (five paragraph, headed sections, etc.) support your argument or distract from it?
10. Do your language choices consider the needs of your audience? Have you removed technical jargon, overly formal language, and cliches? Have you balanced your use of specific and general language?

Additionally, make sure to include a works cited list that reflects all of the sources you use in your argument, whether quoted, paraphrased, or summarized. Works cited and in-text citations should be in MLA format which you can review in your e-handbook or at Purdue's Online Writing Lab: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/

Also be sure to include a conclusion that summarizes your main points and restates your thesis. 

Reading Homework for 3.24.11

Chapter 8 (pp. 239-255) of your First-Year Writing textbook


Thoroughly read the assignment description for Draft 2.1, start drafting your argument, and bring any questions you have on the assignment to class with you Thursday.

Additional Guidelines for BA6

1. This assignment should be in essay format- include a short introduction and conclusion.
2. Make sure to address all of the questions in the prompt
3. Focus on analyzing the way the visuals function within the text
4. Provide specific suggestions for improvement
5. Consider the visual within the context of the overall argument
6. Use specific evidence from the text to support your assessment of the effectiveness of the visuals
7. In your conclusion, offer an evaluative statement of the visuals' effectiveness in the article

Reading Quiz Question Guide for 3.10

1. What are the four topics for making an audience attentive?
2. What are the four topics for making an audience receptive?
3. What is insinuation and when should you use it in your argument?
4. List three types of narratives you can use in an argument to state your position.
5. How do you find out what a visual argument has to say? In other words, what elements do you look for in a visual to understand the meaning of the image?

Additional Guidelines for BA5

For Brief Assignment 5 due this Tuesday:

Remember, all assignments, unless instructed otherwise, should be like a MINI ESSAY. What does this mean? Well, you should include the following:
1. An Introduction
2. A thesis statement
3. A body supporting your thesis
4. A conclusion
5. Follows MLA in-text citations and works cited

This assignment is a mini-rhetorical analysis of an argument, so evaluate HOW the author presents their argument effectively or ineffectively.
Answer questions like: 
What is the author's argument? What is the author's purpose? What sources do they rely on? How does this evidence demonstrate the authors’ ideology? Do they make appeals to emotion, ethics, and/or logic?


Go beyond whether or not you agreed with the argument to evaluate its effectiveness logically. What underlying premises or assumptions does the author make that reveals their theoretical framework? Remember, a theoretical framework refers to how the writer views the world and what type of knowledge the writer values. Remember to provide evidence from the text that supports your claims and to integrate this evidence effectively into your writing. 

Reading Homework for 3.10.11

The reading homework in Raider Writer is out of order with the material you will need to have covered to complete the assignment. So for now, I will assign the correct reading that corresponds with your brief assignment. I will post the changes here on the blog each week, so it will be important for you to keep updated on the correct reading for both class quizzes and discussion, and the brief assignments. 


The reading assignment for next class is the following:
First-Year Writing: Chapter 7 pp. 201-235; E-Handbook: Chapter 10


I will post guiding questions for the quiz, as usual, no later than Wednesday.