Directions: You have now written your first English 121 argument. Now, please answer the following questions: Have you ever written a college paper before? How does this assignment compare? How do you think you will use the skills you learned in Unit II in your future essays (in this class and your future college classes)? Do you have any questions about writing a short argument before we move on? (On this last question, if I get a lot of the same answer, we will review in class, rather than me providing you with an individual answer.)
You can respond in paragraph or list form. 200 word maximum.
Due before 10pm on October 7th.
I have had experience with argument in essays in my government classes in high school. The only difference has been the absence of stating if you agree or disagree. I have never done an implied argument argue paper before. Unit two has helped me with my comma placement. This skill will be exceptionally beneficial to my future academic writing assignments.
ReplyDeleteI have written many argument essays before in some of my high school classes. This assignment was different because we were not stating if we personally agreed or disagreed, we were just getting the reader to believe us, other that it was fairly similar. We really focused on comma placement, and I believe I will use this skill for the next unit and in writing future essays in other classes.
ReplyDeleteYes I have written a college paper before this assignment for art classes along with an ethics class. This assignment was based more upon an assigned reading that we needed to analyze. For my other classes I was given the option to choose a topic then was able to research on my own to write a paper. I can use the skill of critically reading a text in future classes, especially when I am asked to respond to certain texts. The only question that comes to mind is how often do college professors ask students to perform a persuasive analysis? I have heard of analysis and persuasive argument by themselves, but never combined into one category.
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Megan Coker
This was my first real college essay. I really have nothing to compare it to. It was difficult for me to stay within the gist of the text. I hope that I was able to meet the criteria and expectations. I believe this type of assignment has many beneficial aspects. The one that sticks out is the challenge of making words written, or spoken, by someone else be changed into my own and getting the same meaning. I can see this being a useful tool when dealing with disgruntled clients or customers. The area of sticking within texts read when doing a summary, or argument, seems to be an issue i have. I need to contain my own opinion and emotion when doing assignments like this. I still struggle with some punctuation and citing as well. I am starting to get a bit more comfortable with the writing thing in general, thankfully.
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ReplyDeleteFirst real paper.
I do not know,yet.
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S- People can choose to make their own opportunities.
ReplyDeleteO- Teen choice awards
A- teens and other actors
P- To convince teens that they can make their own destiny and encourage them to be the best they can while taking chances.
S- Ashton Kutcher
Ethos- Ashton Kutcher is a very inspirational, experienced actor who has made his way to fame and his own personal success.
Pathos- he tells the teens about his real life experiences and tells them that they can reinvent themselves for the better.
The use of ethos and pathos in his argument made it effective by allowing the teens to be able to relate to this pivotal part in a teens life, as well as being able to show that he made those changes for himself and he ended up becoming super successful. The only thing that seems a little ineffective would be the fact that it was only about him. Ashton really only touched on his personal story and it would have been more effective had he used another story that would have also been relatable and relevant.
This argument would be ineffective if either pathos or ethos were missing. Without the credibility, Ashton wouldn't have had proof that he did change for the better. Without the emotional connection, teens would have been bored and uninvolved with the topic, not making a connection with the possibility.