August 3 2009
January 9, 2009
Today we are going to begin Unit Three – the final unit of this course and for this semester!
1) get out writing
2) Jounral on argument
Begin Unit Three
EH 124: RESEARCH ARGUMENT
This unit has several important goals, all of which will culminate in your creation of a compose a 4-6 page thesis-based argument on a topic of your choosing that incorporates 4-6 texts from a variety of sources.
Skills:
- Topic identification, development, and later revision
- Research methods (including skimming, note-taking and annotation)
- Discrimination amongst sources according to relevance and quality
- Incorporation and documentation of sources
Read Essay 203
Note Fallacies
Comment on it
You were supposed to annotate this for fallacies. Let’s skim it, and then talk about it in groups. What did you make of this argument and its construction?
Class Discussion
Okay, let’s recap the tools we have for assessing arguments:
Discussion of Form and Content
Topics for consideration?
Before we generate any thesis statements, let’s think about some topics we could consider.
What are some thesis statements we might have for these subjects?
Where would we get information on these topics?
Homework: Find and submit 15 sources cited in MLA citation style that relate to your topic.
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