Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Argument Analysis
Part One of this assignment
Much of Part One will happen as in-class groupwork. However, you will need to plan to
meet outside of class to work on research. In class, we will discuss quality of sources,
and work together to build outlines and divide the labor of constructing your group
arguments.
You can divide up the workload as you wish, but typically, each student in the
group would be responsible for creating the sub-argument for one of the
major premises. (Thus, in a group of three people, you'd have three major
premises). (as a rough guide, plan on writing about one page for your sub-
argument, and expect to be doing some outside research).
You are to bring those three sub-arguments together into a single document
(with some general transitions and flow...enough to make a reader
understand the direction and steps of your argument), including a works
cited page.
You will then give that document to another group (preferably one that has
been dealing with the same issue but taking the other side).
This is the part of the assignment that you will be turning in to me. Each student
does this part of the assignment individually. You will turn in a document with
the following sections:
1. Introduction
Generally, where and when did you get the letter/editorial/argument. What
overall issue is the writer responding to? What are the author's major points,
generally? (In other words, what's this whole argument about? What's some
of the background to the issue?)
(Note that steps 4-6 are having you engage in the same kind of exercises that
we practiced with the Jazz Club and Real Estate examples.)