PPT-1.13 Writing an Argument

Learning Targets Identify the knowledge and skills needed to complete your Transfer Task successfully and reflect on prior learning that supports the knowledge and skills needed Examine the essential elements of an argument. Mark Philp. Writing to a deadline. Start at the end!. Work out what you need to do to get there!. Due Thursday week 1 Summer Term - by 12 noon – to be submitted on-line and to Room 342.. What steps will you identify on the way?. Understanding the Differences. Pre-Writing. Writing . Prompt. . The use of technology, especially among teenagers, has increased substantially and mobile access to the internet is pervasive. Do you think that people are too reliant on technology? Why or why not? . Parts of a Well-Written Argument. Thesis statement. Evidence. Transition words. Debunk. Conclusion. Thesis Statement. A short statement that sums up the argument you are making.. Avoid saying “I think,” “In my opinion,” “If you ask me,” etc. Why do you think we should avoid this?. What is Argument Writing?. Argument writing . gives the writer’s opinion. . Argument writing . convinces readers to think or feel a certain way or calls them to action.. Argument Writing. You can find . Have a Point. Easy to say; frequently difficult to do. Each sentence should have a point that is connected to the other sentences in the paragraph (and the larger argument). Focus on facts and law that advance that point. Sake…. Writing . Counter-arguments and Rebuttals. ENDURING UNDERSTANDING. 1. In . order to . write a convincing essay . you may need to . anticipate common opposing arguments. . that dispute your thesis. Diane Litman. Professor, Computer Science . Department. Co-Director, Intelligent Systems . Program . Senior Scientist, Learning Research & Development Center . University of Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh, . Work from 1/8/2013. 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 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." . Louise . Livesey. Academic Skills Adviser. This workshop . will:. Revist. what an argument is. Suggest ‘types’ of argument that an assignment can be built around. Offer strategies to apply evidence and theory into your written work. ENC 1101. FIU. Tue & Thu. 3:00 – 5: 00p.m.. Week . 7. March 9. &. 11 . Agendas. Collect 10 . MORE. Study Cards. Jump Drives & Books:. Research Process, Source Cards, & Library Passes. If that’s so, what is the argument here?. Every argument starts with a question.. So – what questions does this text inspire? . SOAPS is one way to start thinking about how to argue.. S = What is the subject?. Argument / Opinion Writing. W.CCR.1 . Write arguments to support claims in. . an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid. . reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.. Diane Litman. Professor, Computer Science Department . Senior Scientist, Learning Research & Development Center . Co-Director, Intelligent Systems Program. University of Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh, . English . II. What is an argument?. An argument can be any text – written, spoken, or visual – that expresses a point of view. . Sometimes . arguments can be blunt and aggressive . and are composed deliberately to change what people believe, think, or do..