MLA Review Homework Ramage Chapters 1 & 2

1. (51) Schlosser, Eric. Fast Food Nation. New York: Perennial, 2002. Print.
2. (Dollahite and Haun 77) Dollahite, Nancy and Julie Haun. Building a Paper. Sourcework. Boston: Thomson Heinle, 2006. 7297. Print

3. (Columbo 5) Columbo, Gary , et al. Reading Culture. Boston: Bedford/St. Martins, 2007. Print.

4. (Snyder 401) Snyder, Nancy. Revolutionary Suicide in Toni Morrisons Fiction. African American Review 29.34 (2000): 389-412. Print.
5. (Pomo 100) Pomo, Bill. Land of the Surfing Hippos. National Geographic Aug. 2004: 100. Print.

6. (Hay) Hay, PhD., Trisha. Personal Interview. 14 Oct. 2007.

7. (Smith) Smith, Bob. Re: Safe Jumping. Message to the author. 28 Feb 2007. E-mail.
8. (Flintoff ) Flintoff, Corey. Iranian Elections Provide View into Power Dynamics. National Public Radio. N.P. 12 Mar. 2008. Web. 13 Mar. 2008. <http://www.npr.ort/templates/story/story.php?st oryId=88163375>.

9. (Porter E4) Porter, Catherine. How a Family Reduced its Toxic Footprint. Toronto Star. 16 Mar. 2009: E4. Print.

Writing Arguments Chapter 1

Argument is not a fight or a quarrel creative & productive activity engages high levels of inquiry and critical thinking often in conversation with liked and respected people

Argument is not a Pro-Con Debate desire for truth aims to find best solution to complex problem goal isnt to win a game; goal is to find and promote best belief or course of action

Arguments can be explicit or implicit explicit directly states its controversial claim and supports it with reasons and evidence implicit is opposite (pic, slogans, etc) both used to persuade

Arguments requires justification of its claims must meet two conditions 1. set of two+ conflicting assertions 2. attempt to resolve conflict through an appeal to reason must clarify and support reasons

Argument and the Problem of Truth does not mean finding right answer to disputed question means determining best answer or best solution for the good of entire community when all stakeholders are considered means argument does not prove claim but only makes reasonable case for claim opinion based upon examination of all evidence

Ramage Chapter 2 Argument as Inquiry

 Brainstorm
Be open to issues all around

Explore ideas by freewriting Explore ideas by idea mapping

Play the Believing & Doubting Game

 Genres of Argument
Newspaper article, scholarly article, blog, etc.

Cultural contexts
Who writes arguments and why?

Guiding questions pgs. 36-37

Must temporarily adopt authors beliefs and values, suspend personal skepticism and bias to hear authors point of view Write a summary of argument Search for personal experiences and values that coincide with argument

 Question the writers

Logic

Evidence and assumptions

Strategies

Think about what is missing from argument

 Every thesis prompts an opposing thesis

(antithesis) Conflict between these views leads to a new claim (synthesis) Synthesis incorporates aspects of both views

 Discussion
Reading logs

Formal exploratory essay

Created from Class discussion Course readings Field work Interviews Playing devils advocate

Read Hacker chapters on Capitalization and Parts of Speech.

Grammar Diagnostic due