Class: November 24th (Final Paper Assignment)

Here you will find the link to the final paper for Semester 1: My Sphere Paper

The paper due dates are as followed:

Tuesday, December 1st: Full OUTLINE is due at the beginning of class
                                    - I will go over note cards/ research
Monday, December 7th: Complete HANDWRITTEN draft of the body of your paper is due at the beginning of class.
Wednesday/Thursday, December 9th/10th: Complete TYPED draft of FULL paper (including intro/conclusion, bibliography, footnotes, etc.) due at the beginning of class.
Monday, December 14th: Paper is DUE by 7:00 AM to Turnitin.com. No excuses.
Tuesday, December 15th: Abstract is DUE by 11:59 PM to Google Classroom.
                                      First round of presentations for 1st, 3rd, 6th Hours
Wednesday, December 16th: Presentations 6th Hour
Thursday, December 17th: Presentations 3rd Hour
Friday, December 18th: Presentations 1st Hour

Necessary INFO

Footnotes:

What are footnotes?
- brief explanation of what footnotes are designed to do.

Why do we footnote? What is footnoted?
- explanation and instruction

Note cards:
How to do note cards
- rationale and example

Chicago style:
Difference between MLA and Chicago
Chart between the major citation styles
- Explanation between the two styles of citations

Sample Chicago Paper:
Chicago Style Paper Sample
- Review this THOROUGHLY before your typed draft. This will cover exactly how to do a cover page, footnotes, bibliography

Due: November 24th

1. From your third thesis (from last week), you will be utilizing the skills of effective paragraphing in order to write completely the third writing sample. This is putting it ALL together. This is now what writing "just is". When you are asked to write, these are the collection of skills that you are expected to demonstrate proficiently EVERY TIME.

You will turn ALL THREE samples at the beginning of class on Tuesday. In return, you will be receiving your first big kid paper assignment.


And, the best news story ever...
Belgium Responds with Cats

Due: November 23rd

1. Read and thoroughly take notes on the UNC "Integrating Quotes" link. (See Writing Links).
2. Then read "What Must Be Cited"- directly under the first link. Take good notes.
3. Take the second of your extended "paragraph" structures and you will go through steps 7 and 8 of writing. You will be implementing source material to support your claim. For this exercise, just make up the quotes. Make sure that you leave a parentheses after to add in citation.

Mid-November Reminder...

In the next few days, read the following:
What Students Really Need to Hear.

Due: Friday, November 20th

1. Here are three examples of op-ed pieces from The Washington Post and The Guardian. 
They are not traditional argumentative essays... but they have the components that are necessary that you need to recognize and apply.
Please read through two of the articles and take notes of the argumentative techniques and the effectiveness to the purpose of proving the point of the thesis.

1. Identify the major argument/claim.
2. What evidence is used to support? (kind)
3. What is the effectiveness of the evidence?
4. Is the information and argument inductive or deductive? Why? Effectiveness?
5. Is there a counter argument presented? Implicit? Explicit?
6. Are the warrants implicit or explicit?
7. How would you describe the writing style?

Rehearsing for death article-

The first steps article

Against Intervention in Iraq

2. You have an extended "para" structure outline for 3 of your claims. You will now move on to step 7 of writing with writing a rough draft with including of transitions.  Start at the top of ONE of the three outlines and start writing following your outline.. use ample, ample transitions. This is now your NEW NORMAL. You will only need ONE for Friday.

Remember... we are writing for covering the argument completely.. for the audience.. not the writer.

MONDAY, November 16th

1. Take out your ten thesis/claim statements.

2. For EACH statement, you need to write the counter claim.. This is the opposition side to this argument.. do not go to the polar opposite side for this exercise... Your argument, if you have developed it well, should not be extreme and obvious (therefore having a direct opposite side). Look to reasons why someone (people) would disagree with your claim.  Write this statement as well as you were supposed to write your initial thesis.

So now.. you should have your initial thesis/claim... and its counterclaim.

3. Switch your papers with a classmate. Give them both your initial thesis and your counterclaim.

They need to assess each thesis (just the thesis) for the following standards:

   A. Has the topic been broken down and/or processed (not transferred right into subject of formula)

   B. Is the stance arguable? Look at the thesis first and then look at the counter.. Is the counter a logical opposition stance?

   C. Does the thesis continue on and answer HOW or WHY? (and is it narrowed down from the presented topic?)

   D. Is the writing concise? Is the argument easy to figure out? (not garbled up in the writing)

Provide as much feedback as possible.

4. Once you have been given back your thesis statements, you need to pick your 5 BEST. If you need to edit and make adjustments, do so. For each of the 5, you need to come up with 3 major supporting points for your argument...   Ask yourself the question, "why is this true?"  Make these reasons as broad as you can at this point.  (DUE TUESDAY).

Bring these 5 thesis statements and the support with your counterclaims on TUESDAY.

I will see you tomorrow! 

FRIDAY, November 13th!

DO NOT START ON UNTIL FRIDAY.

1.      Steps of Writing and Argument v. Persuasion Quiz

2.      Open the Google Document from the previous class found on Google Classroom with the 5 claims per student. You will need to evaluate FIVE thesis statements other than your own. What are they doing well? What are they missing? How are they addressing the subject? Give effective feedback. Use a different color font for each new comment to distinguish between.

Homework for MONDAY: Write a thesis for the following topics:

1. Voting age

2. Beauty pageants

3. Torture

4. Taxes

5. Credit cards

6. Mean girls

7. Video games

8. Academic honesty

9. Global climate

10. Standardized testing

Things you MUST consider...

1. Topic size.. do not just drop the topic into your thesis as the subject. What approach are you taking towards the subject?

2. Are you showing assessment or analysis of the issue? What do you think about the issue? What can be done about the issue? What changes should be made? What is more important or not?

3. Are you answering how and/or why? Think about us having a discussion about this issue. You state your solution to a problem and then I ask you "how?" or "why?" . This is where your voice gets to be heard.

4. Make sure that you are not describing or summarizing the topic or issue.

5. Look at your VERB usage.. Try to keep with an ACTIVE verb!

6. ASK YOURSELF A QUESTION BEFORE YOU WRITE... Think of a higher level Bloom's question.. remember an answer to a question is...   such as... Compare the roles students have currently in making decisions at LSN to the role you think they should have in making decisions.