Monday, October 20, 2014

Class today: October 20th

1. Refresh on Steps 1-3 of Writing- remember their purpose? How does one link to the next? How does Step 3 help with other writing issues?
2. Look over your fallacies.. do you own them yet??
As I was reading the news this weekend... I found a couple of articles that I thought tied in pretty well to to our recent classroom discussions: Kansas Politics and Ebola Politics

Read through the articles and take notes at BOTH the examples of fallacies (and identify what type) and what you feel is the impact of fallacious writing- Just notes.

If you are still struggling with fallacies... here is a good two part article with commercials used to demonstrate the different types of fallacies: Fallacies Commercials Part 1   Fallacies Commercials Part 2 (Keep in mind.. I am not promoting political agendas or products.. it is a good tutorial)

3. Read through the following link on the difference between Persuasive and Argumentative writing: Persuasive V. Argumentative..  take good notes

This is a good chart to know to distinguish the difference: P V. A Chart

4. When you are done reviewing.. you need to read the two samples. In your notes, write down examples of the differences between the two samples. Point out specific examples... what they are doing and what the effect is..Persuasive and Argumentative article

5 . Step 4- Writing a Thesis- Formula and Checklist

6. QUIZ TUESDAY!
Your quiz will cover the following concepts:
- Argumentative writing basics
- Fallacies (types and explanations)
- Steps of Writing 1-4 (purpose, how to, formulas, checklists, carry over)
- Differences between argumentative and persuasive writing
- Inductive and  deductive reasoning (475-481)
- syllogism
- Types of warrants
- Toulmin's 6 components of an argument



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