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MLA Review Homework
Ramage Chapters 1 & 2
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1. (51)
Schlosser, Eric. Fast Food Nation. New York:Perennial, 2002.
2. (Dollahite and Haun 77)Dollahite, Nancy and Julie Haun.
Building a Paper.
Sourcework. Boston: Thomson Heinle, 2006. 72-97. Print
3. (Columbo 5)
Columbo, Gary , et al. Reading Culture. Boston:Bedford/St.
Martins, 2007.
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4. (Snyder 401)
Snyder, Nancy. Revolutionary Suicide in ToniMorrisons
Fiction.African American Review29.34 (2000): 389-412. Print.
5. (Pomo 100)
Pomo, Bill. Land of the Surfing Hippos. NationalGeographicAug.
2004: 100. Print.
6. (Hay)
Hay, PhD., Trisha. Personal Interview. 14 Oct. 2007.
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7. (Smith)
Smith, Bob. Re: Safe Jumping. Message to theauthor. 28 Feb 2007.
E-mail.
8. (Flintoff )Flintoff, Corey. Iranian Elections Provide View
intoPower Dynamics. National Public Radio. N.P. 12Mar. 2008. Web.
13 Mar. 2008.
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9. (Porter E4)
Porter, Catherine. How a Family Reduced its ToxicFootprint.
Toronto Star. 16 Mar. 2009: E4. Print.
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Writing Arguments
Chapter 1
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Argument is not a fight or a quarrelcreative & productive
activity
engages high levels of inquiry andcritical thinking
often in conversation with liked
and respected people
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Argument is not a Pro-Con Debate desire for truth
aims to find best solution to complex
problem
goal isnt to win a game; goal is to findand promote best belief
or course of
action
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Arguments can be explicit or implicit explicit directly states
its controversial
claim and supports it with reasons and
evidence implicit is opposite (pic, slogans, etc)
both used to persuade
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Arguments requires justification ofits claims
must meet two conditions
1. set of two+ conflicting assertions
2. attempt to resolve conflict
through an appeal to reason must clarify and support reasons
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Argument and the Problem of Truth does not mean finding right
answer to
disputed question
means determining best answer or bestsolution for the good of
entire communitywhen all stakeholders are considered
means argument does not prove claim but
only makes reasonable case for claim opinion based upon
examination of all
evidence
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Ramage Chapter 2 Argument as Inquiry
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Brainstorm
Be open to issues all around
Explore ideas by freewriting
Explore ideas by idea mapping Play the Believing & Doubting
Game
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Genres of Argument Newspaper article, scholarly article, blog,
etc.
Cultural contexts
Who writes arguments and why?
Guiding questions pgs. 36-37
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Must temporarily adopt authors beliefs and values,suspend
personal skepticism and bias to hearauthors point of view
Write a summary of argument
Search for personal experiences and values thatcoincide with
argument
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Question the writers Logic
Evidence and assumptions
Strategies
Think about what is missing from argument
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Every thesis prompts an opposing thesis(antithesis)
Conflict between these views leads to a new claim(synthesis)
Synthesis incorporates aspects of both views
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Discussion
Reading logs
Formal exploratory essay
Created from Class discussion
Course readings
Field work
Interviews
Playing devils advocate
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Read Hacker chapters on Capitalization and Parts
of Speech.
