To Talk About the Topic
Taking the point made by sources and reinterpreting for your audience.
What is paraphrasing?
Revising.
What are dramatic changes such as changing the order of information, sources, organization, themes, etc.?
Besides the hook, the first thing you see in an argumentative text?
________ presents the main idea for the paragraph.
What is a topic sentence?
The purpose of _____________ text is to convey content or information to the reader.
What is informational text?
Taking the main point made by a source and making it much shorter.
What is summarizing?
Small changes to grammar, punctuation, spelling, and syntax.
What is editing?
____ is a form of persuasion that appeals to the audience's emotion.
What is pathos?
________ clearly states the main argument or purpose of your essay or paper, guiding the reader and providing a roadmap for your paper's structure. (Usually located on the last sentence of the first paragraph.)
What is a thesis statement?
_________ help us follow a thought from one paragraph to the next.
What are transition sentences?
It is important that all topics in the body of the essay refer back to this.
What is the main claim, topic, or argument?
Professor Brandenburg grades based on this, rather than natural writing ability.
_______ is a form of persuasion that appeals to the audience's logic.
Authors last name, page number, name of publication, date of publication, URL, date accessed, are all elements of this.
What is MLA formatting for in text citation and the works cited page?
To practice synthesizing ideas in a clear manner, organizing thought, and providing credible research that is also persuasive.
Why are we writing this essay?
Between summarizing and paraphrasing, this has the same level of detail as the evidence presented.
What is paraphrasing?
To treat the first draft like the scaffolding upon which we build the strongest argument possible.
_______ is a form of persuasion that offers credibility.
This offers the perspective that is usually opposite to the author's.
What is a counter argument?
JSTOR
What is a database of peer-reviewed journals and books? Considered the "Google" for credible sources.
Hook, thesis, topic sentence, information, source, reinterpretation, transition, topic sentence... conclusion.
What it the logical order of the argument essay.
Make an appointment with a resource librarian or attend one of the MLA workshops, the first one on Wednesday, October 22nd, from noon to 1pm.
What are ways in which I can strengthen my in text citation and works cited page AND get extra credit?
This is a required part of the argument essay. It increases a writers ethos, and offers a balanced look at the argument.
What is a counter argument?
The acronym R.A.C.E. stand for this.
What is, Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain?
When an article or book is looked over by another journalist or researcher to make sure that the claims made are true and in scientific studies, repeatable.
What is peer reviewed?