Unit 2: Argument
Lesson Materials: 1. PowerPoint Presentation
Learning Objectives: Review citation, vocabulary, and grammatical patterns relevant to argument writing
Connections to Major Paper/Project: This lesson will focus on the citation, punctuation, grammar, and vocabulary aspects of writing that you will use in your major paper assignment
Connections to Course Goals: This lesson contributes toward the goal of using conventions appropriate to audience, purpose, and the overall rhetorical situation
Activities:
- Integrating Sources: Follow the PPT to review material that will help you understand how to integrate different sources, essential citation practices and paragraph transitions in your writing.
- APA Quiz: Take this quiz to test your knowledge of APA citation style.
- Hedging: Learn about hedging claims in academic writing.
- Draft Review Handout: using the handout, perform a peer review focusing on grammar, conventions and citations.
- Implement suggested changes: Use the time remaining to implement suggested changes to your document.
Homework:
Hedging: Using the handout, review information about hedging, reread your paper with hedging in mind, and use hedging to revise tone.