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| 4431678937 | How much time do you get for writing the essay? | 40 minutes | 0 | |
| 4431678938 | How much time do you get to read, analyze, and claim your view point? | 15 minutes | 1 | |
| 4431678939 | When dissecting the prompt what are 4 things you should do? | 1. Identify the topic 2. Identify the Universal Subject 3. Develop a list of pros and cons, causes and effects, or the most important matters to be considered for the prompt. 4. Construct a working thesis | 2 | |
| 4431678940 | What is a working thesis? | A changeable thesis that gives you a direction to head with your writing and a reference point, but can be adjusted to adhere to your piece later. | 3 | |
| 4431678941 | What are some questions you should ask yourself when dissecting the prompt and brainstorming? | -What is the assignment asking you to do directly? -What are the implied expectations of the prompt? | 4 | |
| 4431678942 | While dissecting and analyzing the prompt you should... | -Never jump right into the prompt -List the most important words on the cover page and write synonyms | 5 | |
| 4431678943 | When examining the documents, you should ask yourself... | -What insight does this source give about the topic? -Where does the source come from? -Is this source for, against, or neutral? -Does the source depend on ethos, logos, or pathos? | 6 | |
| 4431678944 | While you are examining the documents... | -Annotate at either the top or the bottom of the page (in a phrase) -Mark sentences and quotes that are insightful | 7 | |
| 4431678945 | When you return to the brainstorming, you need to ask yourself... | -What have I added? | 8 | |
| 4431678946 | After returning to the brainstorming, think about... | -which side you can support more. You will argue this side, even if it is not necessarily what you believe -NOTE: you still need one example for your opposition. | 9 | |
| 4431678947 | What do you need to include in your claim? | -your answer to the prompt -the SAME verbiage used in the prompt -and READ CAREFULLY | 10 | |
| 4431678949 | When solidifying your directions | -decide your 3 best directions (your directions aren't "worlds" or devices. They are reasons) -reminder that you still need worlds though -you need to use at least 3 sources, but 4 is HIGHLY recommended | 11 | |
| 4431678950 | Solidifying Directions | -let the common ideas that you see in the documents into the thesis statement. -let the examples and reasons from the documents inspire your directions in the thesis. | 12 | |
| 4431678951 | Writing the Thesis statement | •Qualifier/Concession -(subordinate clause) •Claim- your argument, and ultimately the answer to the prompt. -topic (the topic of the prompt) + academic (casual) verb + universal truth •3 directions -examples, reasons (not necessarily the 9 worlds) | 13 | |
| 4431678952 | Topic sentence | •THIS IS JUST LIKE THE ARGUMENT TOPIC SENTENCE -Claim from thesis statement -Direction (reason/example) -Universal Truth, or subject, connection | 14 | |
| 4431678953 | Multi-Modal Paragraph Development (Paragraph at-a-glance) | 1. Topic sentence 2. Context: discussion of your reason part 1 3. Worldly parallel that supports your reasoning 4. Sources (shoot for 2 per paragraph) that support your reasoning. These indicate where information comes from with either lead in phrases or parenthetical citations. 5. Connection to claim 6. Connection to Universal Truth BASICALLY: ASSERT, PROVE, EXPLAIN | 15 | |
| 4431678954 | Compare/Contrast | C/C examples and reasons, especially considering the similar and dissimilar viewpoints within the documents -this mode can foster concession and refutation | 16 | |
| 4431678955 | Cause/Effect | Discuss any C/E relationships you see among examples and reasons and the Universal Subject | 17 | |
| 4431678956 | Where do you put concession and refutation? | You don't do an entire paragraph on concession and refutation, but instead you weave it through each paragraph and refute multiple times through out the essay in brief one sentence sentences. | 18 |
