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Researched Argument Essay Spring2022

Forthisassignment,youwillwritearesearchedargumentessayaboutanissue,itseffects,yourstance,andhowitcompares/contrastswithotherviewpoints.

Tobegin,referbacktoourtextbook:Chapter7(StructuringArguments),Chapter10(Evaluation),Chapter13(ArguingaPosition),Chapter17(AcademicArguments),Chapter18(FindingSources),Chapter19(EvaluatingSources),andChapter20(UsingSources).

Yourworkonthevisualandrhetoricalanalysesshouldsetuptheskillsnecessarytoanalyzesources,synthesizeresearch,andmakeyourownrhetoricalchoicesforyoursubject,context,andintendedaudience.

Yourresponseshouldhaveaclearintroductionwithanargumentativethesis,well-structuredbodyparagraphsthatcontaincrediblesources,andaconclusion.Besuretousetransitionsatthebeginningsofnewbodyparagraphstomakeconnectionsforyourreaderandclarifyyourlogic.

The Assignment Inadditiontoacademicconventionsusedforeachessayyouhavewrittenforthisclasswhentherevisedpaperwill:

• Befocused,narrowed,andaudience-based• Useethos,logos,andpathosappeals,whenappropriate,toeffectivelyconveytheargument• Demonstrateattentiontorhetoricalchoicesappropriateforthesubject,context,andintended

audience• Signifythemeaningandimportanceoftheargumentthroughouttheessay• Attribute,integrate,andcitesourcematerial(fromatleastfivesources)usingMLAguidelines• BeformattedusingMLAguidelines

Planning and Drafting Your Researched Argument Paper Feelfreetousethesestepstohelpplanandwriteyourpaper:

1. Selectatopicthatinterestsyou,onethatyouwillbenefitfromlearning.Keepanopenmindwhenresearching.Readingsourcesonmultipleperspectivesmaychallengeand/oralteryouropinion.

2. ReviewtheresourcespostedinBlackboardonlibrarydatabases,evaluatingsources,incorporatingsourcematerial,rhetoricalelementssuchasorganization,style,appeals(pathos/ethos/logos),delivery,etc.

3. Re-readand,ifnecessary,sourcematerialandidentifyeachauthor’spurpose,audience,andcontext.

a. Context:Whereandwhendidthetextinitiallyappear?Whathistoricalbackgroundisessentialindefiningthiscontext?Whatdoesthebackgroundtellusaboutreaderexpectationsandreadingconventions?

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b. Purpose:Whatdoesthewriterwantthereaderstodo,think,feel,ordecideafterreadingthetext?Whatdoesthetextenablereaderstodowhilereading—comparefacts,applyinformation,implementanaction,etc.?

c. Audience:Whoaretheintendedreaders?Whatdoesthetextimplyaboutreaders’knowledgeorfeelingsaboutthesubject?Whatsortofrelationshipdoesthewriterestablishwiththereaders?

4. Noteimportantquestions,claims,andsupportingevidenceusedineachsource.Considerhowtheinformationcomparestonotesonothersources.Dothesourcesagree,disagree,questionorchallengeoneanother?Howdoyouropinionsandunderstandingofthetopicfitintotheconversation?Yourprewritingnoteswillformthebulkofyourbodyparagraphs.

5. Begindraftingbywritingaworkingthesisthatavoidsmerelyreportingonthetopic.Instead,includeaclearandspecificargumentativethesisstatement.Thethesis,afterall,shoulddemonstratethecomplexityoftheissueandthevalueofyourargument.Asyouworkonaroughdraft,youmayneedtoreviseyourthesis,butdevelopingitearlyintheprocesswillgiveyouasolidbaseuponwhichtobuildyourroughdraft.

6. Nowthatyouhaveprewritingnotes,youarereadytowritearoughdraft.(Needanexample?Seethesampleargumentessayonpage667.)

Duedates,etc.COMPLETEROUGHDRAFTDUE(atleast1200words,writtenincompletesentencesandparagraphs,withcompleteMLAorAPAformatanddocumentation):bynolaterthan11:59p.m.,Saturday,April9,2022.UploadyourroughdraftasanattachedfileintheEvaluatingSourcesroughdraft+peerevaluationdiscussionthreadintheBlackboardweek7folder.Nolatedraftsallowedforroughdraftsubmission—pleaseseethecoursesyllabusfordetailsonlatework.

PEERANDSELFFEEDBACKDUE:Saturday,April16,2022,11:59p.m.orbefore.Thisassignmentrequiresyoutosubmitfeedbackontheessaydraftsoftwoclassmates+aself-reviewofyourdraft(3reviewstotal)aspartoftheEvaluatingSourcesroughdraft+peerevaluationdiscussionthreadinBlackboard.

FINALDRAFTDUE:Saturday,April30,2022,11:59p.m.orbefore.Uploadyourrevised,edited,andproofreadfinaldraftintheBlackboardWeek9folder.YouarewelcometoaskBethquestionsatanypointthroughouttheprocessandscheduleaconferenceifdesired.Ifyoudowishtoconference,pleasemakeanappointmentinadvance.YoushouldseekfeedbackfromDMACCOnlineTutoring(DOT)andSmarthinking.com,evenifyoualsoarrangeaconference.

YouwillsubmityourpapertothefinaldraftlinkinBlackboard.