6.0 Overview
| Site: | Linn-Benton Community College eLearning |
| Course: | WR122 - English Composition: Argumentation (OER) |
| Book: | 6.0 Overview |
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| Date: | Wednesday, April 24, 2024, 2:55 AM |
1. Welcome to Week 6
Welcome to Week 6. Our focus this week is on the second essay. The draft is due for peer review this Wednesday. It's a whirlwind, yes, but you'll have plenty of peer support along the way. And you can consult with me whenever you need, of course!
Though the readings have focused on video games and education, I'm open to many different interpretations of the topic. You can check out last week's list of suggestions for proof of that, or e-mail me if you're uncertain about what you're looking at.
2. Rogerian Outline Example
Thanks for working on your outline for Essay 2 last week. In case it's helpful, here's a very short example outline for what a Rogerian essay might look like. I start with the other side and then move into what I think before ending with compromise.
Let's say I want to talk about iPad use in classes:
- Some say iPads in the classroom are a huge distraction.
- evidence about distraction, quotes from people who think this
- I think iPads can actually help students engage because they provide plenty of information and applications
- evidence about how they help, quotes from others who agree with me
- We can all agree, though, that there should be a limit on how much technology is put into the classroom:
- evidence about limits that I agree with and that people who hate iPads agree with.
3. Essay 1 Grades and Revision
Here's a video explaining how/whether to revise Essay 1:
Note: Though the video mentions paper feedback will be available, as of Monday, I'm still finishing up feedback on Essay 1. I anticipate everyone's papers being returned by Wednesday.
4. To-Do This Week
First and foremost, concentrate on your Essay 2 draft. It can be in rough form when you submit for Peer Review, but make sure your ideas are fleshed out and you've started to list sources that will support your argument.
By Wednesday night:
- Read this book (good!)
- Read the "How to Read a Scholarly Article" piece and complete the quiz. Try for 100%!
- Submit your essay by copying and then pasting the text into the Peer Review workshop. For extra credit, post your essay to the forum and also reply to at least one other classmate's work there.
By Sunday:
- Work on the claims/warrants exercise, which should take about an hour.
- Peer Review your assigned essays in the workshop.
- Post to the Logical Fallacies forum and reply to 2 classmates.
You'll also have a chance this week to response to the feedback I give you on Essay 1. You'll see the feedback response exercise move from Week 5 to Week 6 to make this easier. Your feedback on my feedback is due within a week of receiving feedback.
Have a great week!