Work from 182013 Read and annotate the following prompt then brainstorm how you would create your argument for this essay PROMPT In his 1985 essay Being a Man Paul Theroux argues that The whole idea of manhood in America is pitifulEven the expression Be a man is insulting ID: 570376
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Writing the Argument Essay
Work from 1/8/2013Slide2
Read and annotate the following prompt, then brainstorm how you would create your argument for this essay
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PROMPT
: In his 1985 essay "Being a Man," Paul Theroux argues that "The whole idea of manhood in America is pitiful...Even the expression "Be a man!" ...[is] insulting and abusive. It means: Be stupid, be unfeeling, obedient, soldierly and stop thinking...It is a hideous and crippling lie; it not only insists on difference and connives at superiority, it is also by its very nature destructive--emotionally damaging and socially harmful."
Write an essay that defends, challenges, or qualifies Theroux’s claims about the harmful nature of “manhood in America.” Support your argument with appropriate evidence from your reading, observation, or experience.Slide3
Understanding the Prompt
What is the subject of the paragraph and prompt?
What are the tasks of the prompt?
Where will the evidence for support come from? Slide4
Next: read, annotate, brainstorm.
Now write a thesis statement in which you take a position you will defend with appropriate evidence.
Look at the pre-writing you have done.
What is your position on the topic? Slide5
Writing the Introduction
The introduction to the paper is your opportunity to capture the reader’s attention, to give some general information about the subject, and to provide the “road map” for your essay—your thesis statement.
Here are some strategies that you might use to begin your introductory paragraph. You can begin with:
a short anecdote that deals with the “big idea” of your argument
a concession
an interesting or controversial fact or statistic
a question or several questions that will be answered in your argument
relevant background material
an analogy or image that you can sustain (revisit) throughout the argument
a definition of a term or idea that is central to your argument Slide6
Consider: What kind of introduction strategy (from the previous choices) might you use to begin this essay?
Choose one and write a “trial” introduction. You may want to revise or change this once you have written the essay. You should end the introduction with your working thesis statement. Slide7
Small Group Work
In your groups, share the pre-writing and preliminary thesis statements and introductions you wrote
Work together to complete the template for writing the persuasive essay
All group members
should contributeSlide8
Homework
Read/annotate “Why Johnny Can’t Read” (575) and “Mind Over Matter” (577)
Choose one prompt from the “Entering the Conversation” section to respond to in approximately 1 page – and by approximately 1 page, I mean at least 1 page.
Extra Credit:
Finish the essay organizer we began working on in groups – due by the end of the week.