By the end of class, show me the essay you want to critique.
Wednesday
Write a critical review essay
in class. Computers are available on a first-come, first-served basis. if you don't
finish your essay, save it on a floppy disk and give it to me at the end of class. If you
don't have a computer or if you choose not to use a computer, you must write your essay at
the middle table in the classroom. If you write your essay on paper, you must skip
every other line.
Friday
This will be a confusing class because you all will be working on different things, but
here's what you need to accomplish:
If you have not finished the in-class essay, start working on it. Take as long as
you need to finish it.
Once you finish your in-class essay, or if you have already finished your in-class
essay, you need to begin prewriting for your argumentative synthesis.
Prewriting One -- Make a list of argumentative topics that you could use as the basis
for your essay. Remember, you can do a similar topic for this essay that you did for
your descriptive synthesis. Come up with at least ten topics.
Prewriting Two -- Pick one of those topics and discuss how you will integrate logos,
pathos, and ethos with that topic.
Prewriting Three -- Outline for your essay.
I would recommend you save the third prewriting for a later date. If you finish
the first two prewriting assignments, you should begin looking for more sources for your
topic.
Homework:
If you did not have a chance to work on the first two prewriting activities, you should
complete those over the weekend.
Read pages 108-131 in Writing in the Disciplines for more information on the
argumentative synthesis.
In class on Monday and Wednesday, we will complete some activities to help with our
understanding of this complex assignment. A more detailed class activity list for the next
two weeks is found on the argumentative synthesis
assignment sheet.