WEEK 12: NOVEMBER 7-NOVEMBER 13
Reading
- Developing Paragraphs: MEAL Plan Method (Salisbury)
- Developing Connections: Signals of Synthesis (Salisbury)
Turn In
- Writer’s Journal Prompt [Blogs@Baruch]
- Quarterly Check In [Blackboard]
Writer’s Journal Prompt [Blogs@Baruch]
Now that we have rough drafts to work with, this week we will work on revising those drafts to form rhetorically sound arguments. An important factor in the arrangement and style of a text is well-developed paragraphs.
First, review Developing Paragraphs: MEAL Plan Method and Developing Connections: Signals of Synthesis
Then:
- Consider your thesis Does it make a clear claim based on evidence?
- If not, how can you revise the thesis to respond to your Research Question and make a claim?
- If yes, move on to your body paragraphs.
- Highlight M–E–A–L in your text using different colors
- What do you notice about the distribution of content?
- Are there paragraphs where you’re missing one of the components?
- Are there paragraphs where you have unbalanced components (e.g. six sources but one sentence of analysis?)
- Make a revision plan to balance the M–E–A–L in each body paragraph.
Reflect on the questions in your post and include your responses as well as at least one paragraph where you highlighted the M–E–A–L.