1. Campus Love—Pros and Cons Argumentative Essays
Week 3 – unit 2
Campus Love—Pros and Cons
Argumentative Essays

2. p. 25-26 Read and pronounce the vocabulary
What words are you unfamiliar with?
Review difficult vocabulary from last week

3. Claims Claims are the conclusion of your argument
They are a statement of opinion or belief
They often appear in the Thesis Statement
They are also called “propositions” because they are what the writer “proposes”

4. Types of Claims
Of Fact – aims to prove that something is true or correct or that something existed/exists
Of Value – aims at making judgments about whether a conduct, practice, or belief is positive or negative
Of Policy – aims at advocating the adoption or acceptance of specific policies or enabling people to take action on an issue

5. Strong Advice Ensure your claim is stated in your thesis
Clearly explain difficult terms or ideas
Use modals for policy discussion like “should” or “must”
Qualify a claim or fact to make it more accurate
i.e. Some foreigners do not like spicy food NOT Foreigners do not like spicy food.

6. Groups of 3 or 4 Discuss the different types of claims
Which type of claim is each statement and how should it be supported in an essay?
If you need help, ask me!

7. Claims of Fact: 2, 4, and 9 Authoritative information, statistics, facts, and specific examples should support these claims.
Claims of Value: 1, 5, 7, and 8. Sound reasoning or examples are needed to defend these claims
Claims of Policy: 3, 6, and 10. Sound reasoning, statistics or authoritative information should support these claims.

8. 5 min: Rewrite the Theses
Look at the poorly written theses on p
What is wrong with them?
How can they be improved?
Can you re-write them for them to be better?

9. Language Point: read p. 29 Abstract vs. Concrete General vs. Specific
Abstract/general vs. Concrete/specific
When writing, what type of words do you use the most? Are they the best words for your point?

10. Quoting, Paraphrasing and Summarizing
Modified from: Lilburn Elementary, Lisa Campbell -Media Specialist And earch/r_quotprsum.html

11. Quotations must be identical to the original
Quotations must be identical to the original. They must match the source document word for word and must be attributed to the original author
Shakespeare had Hamlet say, “The play’s the thing in which to catch the conscience of a king.”
“Open your books,” the teacher requested of the students, “And let’s begin.”

12. Paraphrasing involves putting a passage from source material into your own words. A paraphrase must also be attributed to the original source. Paraphrased material is usually shorter than the original passage, taking a somewhat broader segment of the source and condensing it slightly. Shakespeare had Hamlet talk about using a theater performance to catch the king who murdered his father. The teacher asked the students to open their books before beginning.

13. Summarizing involves putting the main idea(s) into your own words, including only the main point(s). Once again, it is necessary to attribute summarized ideas to the original source. Summaries are significantly shorter than the original and take a broad overview of the source material. You can write a summary of an entire book or a play. Summaries are condensed (very short) and only mention key points.

14. Why should I use them? provide support for claims or add credibility
refer to work that leads up to the work you are now doing
give examples of several points of view on a subject
call attention to a position that you wish to agree or disagree with
highlight a particularly striking phrase, sentence, or passage by quoting the original
distance yourself from the original by quoting it in order to cue readers that the words are not your own

15. How do I start?
Read the entire text, noting the key points and main ideas.
Summarize in your own words what the single main idea of the essay is.
Paraphrase important supporting points that come up in the essay.
Consider any words, phrases, or brief passages that you believe should be quoted directly

16. Quotations must be exactly like the original.
If skipping part of the quote use …
If the pronoun is unclear put the noun in [ ]
The teacher said, “The author [Emory] explains how to use punctuation such as commas, periods … and how to use basic grammar skills.”

17. You must give credit to the original author.
This can be done with internal citations (Emory, 12).
This can be done numeric style, with endnotes, or with footnotes

18. Example of Quotes
“I have a dream...”
--Martin Luther King

19. You must cite the original material when you paraphrase
You must cite the original material when you paraphrase. Paraphrasing does not require a page number.

20. Paraphrased material is usually shorter than the original passage.
It takes an overview of the whole topic.

21. Could you paraphrase the whole Harry Potter series?

22. NO

23. You could paraphrase one scene though.
Paraphrasing is telling what happens in your own words.
Think of your favorite movie? Can you paraphrase the opening scene of it?

24. Paraphrasing: 6 steps
1. Reread the original passage until you understand its full meaning.
2. Set the original aside, and write your paraphrase on a note card.
3. Jot down a few words below your paraphrase to remind you later how you envision using this material. At the top of the note card, write a key word or phrase to indicate the subject of your paraphrase.
4. Check your rendition with the original to make sure that your version accurately expresses all the essential information in a new form.
5. Use quotation marks to identify any unique term or phraseology you have borrowed exactly from the source.
6. Record the source (including the page) on your note card so that you can credit it easily if you decide to incorporate the material into your paper.

25. Summarizing involves putting the main idea into your own words.

26. You can summarize a whole book! A whole series of books!

27. What is the Harry Potter series about?
The series is about a boy who discovers he is a wizard, then goes to wizard school for seven years where he must battle an evil character.
That is a summary of 4,175 pages!

28. Summarizing
Record the author, title, year of publication and source of the text.
Skim the text. Note any sub-headings, or try to divide the text into sections.
Read the text carefully. Use a dictionary if necessary, and be prepared to read very difficult texts more than once.
Pay special attention to the first and last paragraphs. Try to identify the main idea or argument.
Identify the topic sentence in each paragraph.
Identify the main support for the topic sentence.
Write the topic sentence of your summary. Include the author’s name, the title of the text, the year of publication and the author’s main idea or argument

29. Summaries are much shorter than the original and take an overview of the material.

30. Paraphrasing is putting a section from the original material into your own words.

31. Use these skills
You can use quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing in your writing to help support your argument. Be sure to include any sources that you use.

32. Remember to look at p
Make sure that you check your Essay 1 for mistakes before you give it to me. I should NOT receive a rough draft from you. Ensure you use formal language, correct punctuation and spacing. Use spelling and grammar check before you turn it in. Staple any hand-written work to the back of it. Make sure your student number is on top right corner of every page.