Argument Essay
What do you need to do for an argument essay and what type of evidence do you use for it?
For an argument essay you need to create a defensible position for the prompt by using evidence from your background/prior knowledge.
How many pieces of evidence do you need for a synthesis essay, at least? What type of evidence?
You need at least three pieces of evidence from the provided sources.
Authors can use this as a rhetorical device:
What is the appeal of logic?
logos
A question solely to produce an effect and not to elicit a response
ex. how many times do I have to tell you to not eat my food?
rhetorical question
How can you make an argument or synthesis essay thesis complex/nuanced?
include either a: counterargument, concession, or qualifying statement
You need to be able to persuade your audience in an argument and synthesis essay.
What is the appeal for emotion?
pathos
What do you need to do for a synthesis essay and what type of evidence do you use for it?
For a synthesis essay you need to create a defensible position for the prompt by using evidence from the sources provided.
How many pieces of evidence do you need for a rhetorical analysis essay, at least? What type of evidence?
The voice and attitude the writer has chosen to project
tone
How can you make a rhetorical analysis thesis complex/nuanced?
Name 3 different types of evidence you can use for an argument essay.
anecdotes, observations, personal stories, entertainment, history, personal experiences, science books, current-day events
Identify the question stem:
Carefully read the following six sources, including the introductory information for each source. Write an essay that synthesizes material from at least three of the sources and develops your position on whether it is more advantageous (for the individual and/or the community) to physically relocate frequently or to remain for long periods in one place.
whether
What do you need to do for a rhetorical analysis essay and what type of evidence do you use for it?
For a rhetorical analysis essay you need to analyze the rhetorical choices the author uses in the text using evidence from the provided text.
The choice and use of words and phrases in a text
diction
Name the type of nuanced thesis this is:
Even though ethical considerations are important, we have to prioritize the financial issues of space exploration first.
concession
You need to be able to persuade your audience in an argument and synthesis essay.
What is the appeal for value/ethics/morals?
ethos
What are the three types of a relationship sources can have? What do they mean?
"in a relationship" - the sources agree about the topic/have the same ideas
"broken up" - the sources disagree about the topic/have different ideas
"complicated" - the sources agree about some ideas, disagree about others
How should you organize your rhetorical analysis essay?
In one body paragraph I will talk about one rhetorical choice I named in my thesis and connect it back to the author's message, purpose, and/or audience. In the second body paragraph, I will do the same with the second rhetorical choice I named in my thesis.
A contrast in language to bring out a contrast in ideas
ex. That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.
antithesis
Name the type of nuanced thesis this is:
We can't afford to prioritize supervising space exploration unless we think take the time think about how we will fund it accurately.
How should you incorporate the sources into your essay? How should you organize your essay?
I should think about the relationship between all my sources: the relationship they have with each other and the relationship they have with my own argument.
One body paragraph should highlight two sources that agree with my position. The second body paragraph is my counterargument paragraph and should highlight at least one source that disagrees with me in which I try to disprove it/show that my argument is stronger than their.
Identify the rhetorical choice:
"Yet even the form our creativity takes is often a class issue. Of all the art forms, poetry is the most economical. It is the one which is the most secret, which requires the least physical labor, the least material, and the one which can be done between shifts, in the hospital pantry, on the subway, and on scraps of surplus paper. I reminisce over the last few years, writing a novel on tight finances in which I came to appreciate the enormous differences in the material demands between poetry and prose. As we reclaim our literature, poetry has been the major voice of poor, working class, and Colored women."
anecdote
A sentence that gives a command
ex. My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.
imperative sentence
What makes a thesis statement complex/nuanced?
considering multiple perspectives