Wednesday, October 29, 2008
For next week, 11/5
For class next week, be certain to read chapter 15 in the handbook. This material will be very important in preparing for next week's assignment and revising your 2.1.
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Classical Argument Outline
REMEMBER, YOU MUST BRING A DRAFT OF YOUR 2.1 TO CLASS WEDNESDAY.
Please also look carefully at the instructions to the .6--they have been clarified. The assignment is now MUCH clearer and has been simplified.
Outline of an Argumentative Essay – Classical Pattern
I. Introduction
A. Background Information: basic information about the issue (i.e. euthanasia) and the position being argued (i.e. euthanasia should/should not be allowed).
B. Thesis Statement: states the position to be argued in the essay
II. Reasons that Support the Thesis Statement
A. Reason/Argument 1 (main point #1)
1. Supporting paragraph 1
2. Supporting paragraph 2
B. Reason/Argument 2 (main point #2)
1. Supporting paragraph 1
2. Supporting paragraph 2
C. Reason/Argument 3 (main point #3)
1. Supporting paragraph 1
2. Supporting paragraph 2, etc.
Notes about reasons/arguments section:
1. Since this is a longer paper, you will most likely have more than one paragraph per main point. This means that your discussion will be more detailed.
2. Think carefully about how you order your reasons/arguments. Possible ways to order your arguments include most familiar®least familiar or least important (weakest)®most important (strongest).
III. Counter Arguments and Responses to Them
A. Mention the arguments from the other side of the issue (i.e. if you’re arguing that euthanasia should be legal in the US, mention the arguments from the people who think that euthanasia should not be legal.)
B. Briefly refute the other side’s arguments
Please also look carefully at the instructions to the .6--they have been clarified. The assignment is now MUCH clearer and has been simplified.
Outline of an Argumentative Essay – Classical Pattern
I. Introduction
A. Background Information: basic information about the issue (i.e. euthanasia) and the position being argued (i.e. euthanasia should/should not be allowed).
B. Thesis Statement: states the position to be argued in the essay
II. Reasons that Support the Thesis Statement
A. Reason/Argument 1 (main point #1)
1. Supporting paragraph 1
2. Supporting paragraph 2
B. Reason/Argument 2 (main point #2)
1. Supporting paragraph 1
2. Supporting paragraph 2
C. Reason/Argument 3 (main point #3)
1. Supporting paragraph 1
2. Supporting paragraph 2, etc.
Notes about reasons/arguments section:
1. Since this is a longer paper, you will most likely have more than one paragraph per main point. This means that your discussion will be more detailed.
2. Think carefully about how you order your reasons/arguments. Possible ways to order your arguments include most familiar®least familiar or least important (weakest)®most important (strongest).
III. Counter Arguments and Responses to Them
A. Mention the arguments from the other side of the issue (i.e. if you’re arguing that euthanasia should be legal in the US, mention the arguments from the people who think that euthanasia should not be legal.)
B. Briefly refute the other side’s arguments
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Plagiarism sources
Please be sure to look at:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/589/01/
http://www.plagiarism.org/
http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/plagiarism.shtml
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/589/01/
http://www.plagiarism.org/
http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/plagiarism.shtml
1.2: Literature Review
Remember the purpose of your review:
1. Show readers what has been written about a topic, so that they can understand a particular development of ideas concerning that topic
2. Explain to readers why certain ideas or theories concerning a topic should be challenged or reexamined
3.Help readers understand more about why a topic is being examined by a researcher in a particular way
A potential outline could be like this:
I. Introduction
a. Set up research topic within the context of you review.
b. You may need to clarify what you will or won’t address in terms of research (especially if your topic is broad)
c. Define your purpose for the review.
d. Thesis: Road map for your draft
i. For example: This research review will consider research in the last 20 years and will discuss the research in terms of recent and early evidence.
ii. OR: This review will cover the various subtopics within this field, including x, y, and z.
II, III, IV. Sub-Topic/Heading (A, B, C)
a. State how this research fits together. Why did you choose to group these sources together?
b. Summarize and synthesize the sources
c. Any conclusion you might draw at the end of this section that includes only this research
V. Conclusion
a. State how this research fits into the larger field or context.
b. You may need to again restate the purpose of your review, in order to show how you have accomplished that purpose.
1. Show readers what has been written about a topic, so that they can understand a particular development of ideas concerning that topic
2. Explain to readers why certain ideas or theories concerning a topic should be challenged or reexamined
3.Help readers understand more about why a topic is being examined by a researcher in a particular way
A potential outline could be like this:
I. Introduction
a. Set up research topic within the context of you review.
b. You may need to clarify what you will or won’t address in terms of research (especially if your topic is broad)
c. Define your purpose for the review.
d. Thesis: Road map for your draft
i. For example: This research review will consider research in the last 20 years and will discuss the research in terms of recent and early evidence.
ii. OR: This review will cover the various subtopics within this field, including x, y, and z.
II, III, IV. Sub-Topic/Heading (A, B, C)
a. State how this research fits together. Why did you choose to group these sources together?
b. Summarize and synthesize the sources
c. Any conclusion you might draw at the end of this section that includes only this research
V. Conclusion
a. State how this research fits into the larger field or context.
b. You may need to again restate the purpose of your review, in order to show how you have accomplished that purpose.
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Critiques
Tips for your critiques:
1. Be sure to answer the questions on Raider Writer. All of them.
2. Write in COMPLETE SENTENCES.
3. Write paragraphs, perhaps one each in response to the questions.
4. Be sure to be nice, but not dishonest.
5. Remember that both a grader and a fellow student will read your work.
6. Be sure you understand the essay (read it twice!) and the original instructions before you begin.
7. Don't tell me that the essay is "great." Tell me why it is great. And, tell me how it can still be improved. Everything, always, can be improved.
1. Be sure to answer the questions on Raider Writer. All of them.
2. Write in COMPLETE SENTENCES.
3. Write paragraphs, perhaps one each in response to the questions.
4. Be sure to be nice, but not dishonest.
5. Remember that both a grader and a fellow student will read your work.
6. Be sure you understand the essay (read it twice!) and the original instructions before you begin.
7. Don't tell me that the essay is "great." Tell me why it is great. And, tell me how it can still be improved. Everything, always, can be improved.
Suggested Topics
prison vs. rehab. Centers
cell phone addiction
curriculum issues [what should/should not be required and WHY]
pharmaceuticals [advertising for Lunesta, etc, encouraging people to ask doctors to prescribe] and other issues such as high cost
marketing ploys [giving physicians perks if they prescribe] intelligent design
health issues [specific diseases, research into cures, controversial treatments]
body language [meaning non-verbal communication] animal communication
amusement park safety
the insanity plea
open adoption records
banned books
airline safety
false advertising
infomercials
frivolous lawsuits
emotional intelligence
psychic research
poverty issues
plea bargaining
surrogate motherhood
hormones in meat
credit card abuse/debt reduction
investigative journalism [does it create unnecessary panic?]
sales taxes
property taxes
minority student issues
handwriting analysis as part of hiring process
pass/fail grading instead of letter grades in public schools
effect of birth order on personality/prediction of success
art forgery
bias in history textbooks
government tax subsidized arts such as opera/symphonies/ballet [other countries do this]
plagiarism
income tax reform
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Annotations!
Hello everyone,
For your annotations, keep in mind the banned topics list:
euthanasia, abortion, gun control, dry/wet Lubbock county, parking at Tech, lack of rain drainage at Tech, steroids, immigration, childhood obesity, anorexia [thin models], school funding, homosexual marriage and/or adoption, standardized testing, hazing, capital punishment, smoking, marijuana and other recreational drugs, ADD/ADHD and evils of Ritalin, paying college athletes, affirmative action, the 10 Percent Rule [college admission], television violence, prayer in schools.
Start thinking about your topic for your 1.2 literature review. Make your research for this week count twice!
Here is a sample annotation:
Gardner, Philip, ed. E.M. Forster: The Critical Heritage. Boston: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1973.
This book contains nearly 200 reviews of Forster’s various novels. Each of the reviews collected in this edition were published within 15 years of each novel’s publication. The vast majority were published within the year of the initial publication. For A Passage to India, Gardner has collected 39 different book reviews. Of these, 35 were written or published (as one is a letter that was not published until after the author’s death) in 1924, the year A Passage to India was first published. This book is meant for students and scholars of literature who are investigating the contemporary reception of Forster. Keywords: Contemporary Review.
This is an annotation that I did for a class. It isn't necessarily perfect. Be sure that your annotation includes an explanation of the author's thesis/argument, a brief summary, an analysis of the accuracy and quality of the source, the relevance for your paper, and the intended audience. ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE NECESSARY!
Remember to use the Bedford Bibliographer to put together your annotated bibliography. You can do all of your work here! It will organize for you! Also, take a look at the "citation help" link on the right.
For your annotations, keep in mind the banned topics list:
euthanasia, abortion, gun control, dry/wet Lubbock county, parking at Tech, lack of rain drainage at Tech, steroids, immigration, childhood obesity, anorexia [thin models], school funding, homosexual marriage and/or adoption, standardized testing, hazing, capital punishment, smoking, marijuana and other recreational drugs, ADD/ADHD and evils of Ritalin, paying college athletes, affirmative action, the 10 Percent Rule [college admission], television violence, prayer in schools.
Start thinking about your topic for your 1.2 literature review. Make your research for this week count twice!
Here is a sample annotation:
Gardner, Philip, ed. E.M. Forster: The Critical Heritage. Boston: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1973.
This book contains nearly 200 reviews of Forster’s various novels. Each of the reviews collected in this edition were published within 15 years of each novel’s publication. The vast majority were published within the year of the initial publication. For A Passage to India, Gardner has collected 39 different book reviews. Of these, 35 were written or published (as one is a letter that was not published until after the author’s death) in 1924, the year A Passage to India was first published. This book is meant for students and scholars of literature who are investigating the contemporary reception of Forster. Keywords: Contemporary Review.
This is an annotation that I did for a class. It isn't necessarily perfect. Be sure that your annotation includes an explanation of the author's thesis/argument, a brief summary, an analysis of the accuracy and quality of the source, the relevance for your paper, and the intended audience. ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE NECESSARY!
Remember to use the Bedford Bibliographer to put together your annotated bibliography. You can do all of your work here! It will organize for you! Also, take a look at the "citation help" link on the right.
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