Chapter 5: Values and Assumptions

Chapter 13-5: Evaluating Sources

Discussion board prompt:

For your discussion board post this week, you will conduct a peer review.

Your instructor will send out the peer list to the class.

List a few things that you are concerned about with your essay. You may be concerned that your thesis is not clear or that you are not sure that you have constructed a narrative arc. You may have other concerns, as well. Listing your concerns will allow your peer reviewer to understand what suggestions to focus on in their response.

Make sure that you attach your essay to your post.

Find your peer’s posting. Your instructor will assign peers in an Announcement. Once you have found your peer’s essay, read and respond to their concerns by offering suggestions on how to improve their essay. Remember, you are all in the same boat, so be as detailed and helpful as possible!

Once your peer has responded to your essay, review their comments and revise your essay!

Textbook homework assignments:

Homework: Chapter 5 – Values and Assumptions

Writing:

Continue developing your Research Project.

MLA Documentation:

Review Chapter 14 throughout the term for guidance with MLA documentation.

second half of work

Research Project

Genre: Argument and Research

Essay Length: 5-7 pages

Annotation Length: See instructor’s announcement or additional guidelines

Format: MLA

Assignment

Write a 5-7 page research paper that follows the Toulmin method. Incorporate five sources as support for the claim. Each source that is used as support in your essay must be included on the Annotated Bibliography with correct bibliographic entries. Each annotation should aim to connect and validate the use of each source to other sources and your thesis. Annotations will include a brief summary, evaluation, and discussion of your use.

Student Learning Outcomes

The writer takes a stand… makes informed, effective decisions… writes a research paper using credible secondary sources… identifies and uses standard reference work and the library to locate current, relevant, and peer reviewed sources.

The Toulmin Method

The basic requirements of the Toulmin method include:

Claim

Support

Warrant

The Claim is your thesis statement. Like other essays written in an academic setting, your introductory paragraph introduces the reader to the topic by establishing the context. The Claim will be the last 1-2 sentences in the introductory paragraph. The Claim is what you aim to prove with your original argument and your research.

The Support in the Toulmin method is both your argument (using your rhetorical argument skills) and the research conducted throughout this process. Your sources should include a variety of sources ranging from peer reviewed journal articles to videos. Use your knowledge from the previous essays completed this term to conduct your research by searching for current, reputable sources.

The Annotated Bibliography

The Annotated Bibliography will operate as your Works Cited page with annotations (notes) written beneath each bibliographic entry. The goal of each annotation is to, essentially, show your knowledge of the source. Each annotation will include your developed and well-writing discussion of the purpose of using the source, the connection to other sources, and the evaluation of the source. Annotations will include a brief summary, evaluation, and discussion of your use in one paragraph.

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