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Part II: Building Arguments

PART II: Building ArgumentsĀ 

Part II, Units

  1. Ā Introduction to Summary Writing
  2. Writing With and About Texts
    a. Sentence Structures for Incorporating Sources
  3. Writing an Argumentative Essay
    1. Claim, Reasons, and EvidenceĀ 
    2. Thesis Statements
      1. Thesis Statement Worksheet (general)
      2. Thesis Statement Worksheet (agree/disagree)
    3. Logical Argumentation
      1. Errors in Logic
    4. Structure and Organization

 

Part II, Readings & Questions

  1. ā€œI Have a Dreamā€¦ā€ Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
  2. ā€œLetter From a Birmingham Jailā€ Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
  3. ā€œIs Google Making Us Stupid?ā€ Nicholas Carr
  4. ā€œThe Death of the Bookā€ Ursula LeGuin
  5. “Black Men and Public Space” Brent Staples
  6. ā€œWilliamsburg Renaissanceā€ Jessica Guerra
  7. ā€œSilent Dancingā€ Judith Ortiz Cofer

 

Part II, Sample Essay Assignments

  1. Active Reading and Summary Essay Assignment (Rodgers)
  2. Summary and Response Essay Assignment (Paruolo)
  3. Summary and Response Essay Assignment (Gold)
  4. Summary and Response Essay Assignment (Devers)
  5. Summary and Response Letter Essay Assignment (Rodgers)

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