Week 11, Day 1, March 31, 2014

English 72(83r)

Professor Elizabeth Buchanan

Please put homework on front desk.

• VV: Read “He Was First” on pages 110-116. Complete essay assignment #1 or 2 on page 121. MLA format.

• One resource that you will be using for Essay #2

• Vocabulary List 6

• Tone Activity

Agenda

• Review VV homework – peer review

• Introduction to Advertising Project

• Argument in Reading and Writing

Introduction to Advertising Project

Advertising Project

• Groups• Find the students that have the same color paper

as your own.• This will your group for the project.• Let’s review the instructions and look at some

examples.

Argument in Reading and Writing

• A good argument is a rational discussion in which each person advances and supports a point of view about some matter.

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In an argument, the two parties each present supporting evidence.The goal is to determine who has the more solid evidence to support his or her point of view.

Supporting evidence

Supporting evidence

Supporting evidence

• Argumentation is a part of our everyday dealings with other people.

• It is also an important part of much of what we read.

• Authors often try to convince us of their opinions and interpretations.

• As critical readers it is important that we do the following while reading:

• Recognize the author’s point.

• Decide if the author’s point is relevant.

• Decide if the author provides enough support to validate his/her point.

What is a good argument?

• A good argument is one in which the person makes a point, and then is able to provide persuasive and logical evidence to back it up.

Check out this point

• “Even though the car is nice, I don’t think you should buy it.”

• In this statement on person is not telling the other person NOT to buy the car, but is discouraging her from buying it.

• But what if good reasons are given?

• The car payments would be more than the friend could afford.

• Is that enough information to convince the friend not to buy the car?

• Perhaps she is thinking of obtaining a second job to pay for it.

• Let’s get some more evidence.

• The student commutes 50 miles to school one way.

• Is that a good enough reason not to buy the car?

• Since the friend is getting a second job, she would be able to afford the gas, right?

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• But what if the friend mentioned that the car only gets 15 MPH? After all, it is a sports car.

• Are you convinced yet?

And some more evidence

• “The car only has two seats – there is no back seat, so you would only be able to take one friend with you.”

• Finally, enough evidence is given to support the point that the friend should not buy the car, right?

• What are the reasons?

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The Basics of Argument: Point and Support

Clear thinking in an argument means: making a point and providing support that truly backs up that point.

A valid argument may also be described as a conclusion supported by logical reasons, facts, examples, and other evidence.

Indicator Words

• To see if a sentence is a statement of support, try inserting the word because in front of it. If the statement sounds right, it is probably a statement of support.

• Let’s look back on the car discussion.

• “Even though the car is nice, I don’t think you should buy it.”

• “Even though the car is nice, I don’t think you should buy it because it doesn’t have a back seat, gets poor gas mileage, and will require high car payments.”

Indicator Words used in giving a conclusion.

• since (nontemporal meaning)

• as indicated by

• because

• for

• in that

• as (noncomparison meaning) may be inferred from

• given that

• seeing that

• for the reason that

• inasmuch as

• owing to

For Wednesday, April 2, 2014

• Literature Circle 7

• Argument in Reading and Writing Activity

• Quiz on Vocabulary Lists 4/5