We took time to study vocab. There will be a vocab test on Wednesday. We also had several logical fallacy presentations.
logical fallacies
Homework:
- Check Edline for accuracy. Let me know about any inaccuracies by tomorrow.
- Final draft of "Witch-hunting for Dummies" due Tuesday.
- Vocabulary test on Wednesday.
- Bellwrite journals due Wednesday, to be graded during fall break.
AP
We played "stump the chump" with vocabulary from the week.
We revisited the AP essay writing prompt from the first day of school. We began evaluating our first attempts at writing essays based on what we have learned about argumentation:
- Do you have a clearly stated thesis (major claim)? Does the prompt ask for a claim of fact, value, or policy? Does your thesis give the required type of claim?
- What are your "because clauses"?
- Is your evidence appropriate for your audience, relevant to your because clauses, and sufficient to establish your claims?
- What assumptions underlie your argument? (What is your warrant?) Do you need backing for your warrant?
- Have you acknowledged and responded to counterarguments? (concession and refutation)
- Have you used any faulty logic? (logical fallacies)
- How have you as an author established your credibility? (ethos)
- Which phrases are overly ambiguous or wordy? How can you improve the diction?
- How does your diction appeal to the emotions of your reader?
- Do your sentences have a sense of rhythm? Which ideas could be expressed with parallel syntax to enhance sentence fluency?
We added to this list one more skill--qualifying an argument. This means that as a writer, you foresee the possible exceptions to your claim and make room for them. If you are trying to qualify your own claim, you can ask yourself, "How much?" or "Under what conditions?"
Homework: Refresh your memory, or learn for the first time, about John Locke's social contract and it's influence on the U.S. Declaration of Independence.
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ReplyDeleteThe Political is referencing the government shut down. Even though the government is shut down, the sun rises everyday, and seas don't boil, and the earth remains on its orbit. The Republicans are saying that the earth is still the same as it was yesterday, even though it is shut down today. They are saying that they are no differences when it is shut down or not, and that we won't have any problems. Obama, on the other hand, says, "just wait." which signifies how frustrated he is that other people simply ignore him or don't understand him. Maybe both. He seems like his assumptions of the shut down is much more serious and should be fixed as soon as possible, disagreeing with the Republicans. -Anna Yoon
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ReplyDeleteAndrew's Image with an argument
http://www.cagle.com/news/government-shutdown-2013/
ReplyDeleteThis cartoon is about the Republicans making fun of the Health Care Act while using the shutdown for leverage. This is written for the average American. It is trying to show them that the government is not worthy of the public's trust with health care.
This image is very direct and to the point. The captions, coupled with the character's actions send most of the message across. The character first is looking at a broken ObamaCare website, then he reads about the government shutdown and finally he ask how the government expects him to trust them to manage his Health Care. The framing and focus of this image are also very simple and easy to read. The image is left to right in three frame with a normal focus, bright coloring and a straight on camera angle. The man is doing things that almost everyone American can relate to. Overall the image's strength is being direct and easy for anyone to read and understand.