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Argument
Synthesis
New schedule/due dates
Sources
Structure of essay
100
What is being done in the argument section of the argumentative synthesis
What is presenting your own argument based on varying opinions?
100
What is done in a synthesis section
What is combine information from two or more readings to support a position of your own?
100
The due date of the annotated final draft of the argument essay
What is April 25th?
100
The format of citation of sources which we follow in ENG 101
What is MLA?
100
The paragraph in which one provides a discussion of where the sources overlap, an introduction to the sources that will be used, and addresses any potential biases in the piece, if necessary
What is the summary/synthesis section?
200
The type of evidence to be used in making counter-claim statements
What is evidence that does not support your argument?
200
The purpose of the synthesis section
What is to provide the context/background for your argument?
200
April 16th and April 18th
What days are conferences?
200
The order in which the sources are to be listed in the work cited page
What is alphabetical order?
200
The paragraph in which includes a clear explanation of opposing opinions
What is counter-claim?
300
The type of thesis statement needed for the argument section of the essay
What is a debatable thesis statement that offers a solution to the identified problem?
300
The information that needs to come before the first time you use a source
What is the author and their credentials, title, publication information, and a brief summary of the main ideas?
300
The day in which the next Blackboard discussion is due (your response)
What is March 23rd?
300
The three places from which we are minimally required to get sources from for the argumentative synthesis
What is the engaged reader, CSU database, and popular-media source (must be cleared with Professor Lacy)
300
The purpose of the summary/synthesis section
What is to expand what was set up in the introduction, which "sets the scene" for the argument to be made?
400
The type of strategies that are to be used in order to convince your audience
What is rhetorical strategies (ethos, pathos, and logos)?
400
The information that needs to come before the first time you use a source
What is the author and their credentials, title, publication information, and a brief summary of the main ideas?
400
The room we are meeting in on April 2nd in order to discuss library research
What is RT 302 (Rhodes Tower 302)?
400
The number of sources that can be used for this paper
What is at least three, but only up to five?
400
The type of thesis statement needed in the introduction
What is a debatable thesis statement that includes a possible solution?
500
The type of language needed for the argument section
What is appropriate, formal, and non-inflammatory language that does not immediately isolate others who do not agree with you?
500
Four questions that should be considered when comparing/contrasting authors

Authors: Are their credentials similar or different?
Occasion: are the sources similar in occasion and relevancy?
Topic: Are they discussing the same topic?
Purpose: Is the purpose the same or different? Is one more effective than others?
Argument and conclusions: What is the argument? Are the conclusions the same, different, or close?
Examples: What types of examples did they use?
Solutions: what are they? Are they the same or different?

500
The three things that May 4th is for this class
What is the last day of class, when the final portfolio is due, and when essay #4 is due?
500
The farthest year back in which sources should be used for this paper, especially for scientific research articles (talked about this in class on Monday)
What is 2005?
500
With counter-claims, either disproving completely what an opposing opinion states or conceding to a point with what an opposing opinion states
What is refutation or concession?