Homework

   : Classical Argument Invention Worksheet The purpose of this activity is to help you begin brainstorming for the Classical Argument work You will need to look at your work and sources from work: Informative work Identify possible claims associated with your belief. Then look at the types of claims that might apply to your…

4 Discussion 200 words – rhetoric and theory

CHAÏM PERELMAN’S “NEW RHETORIC”  The Belgium theorist Chaïm Perelman was also interested in developing a  way to critique arguments as they appeared in actual discussion. Perelman  believed that the way to more accurately discuss argumentation was to focus on  its audience. For Perelman (1982), argumentation necessarily involved an audience, which made it different from formal…

English Writing

  [LITERATE PRACTICES AND PROCESSES]—Meaningful writing is achieved through sustained engagement in literate practices (e.g., thinking, researching, reading, interpreting, conversing) and through revision. Submit a post of 500 or more words. Freewriting is a common invention practice where a writer frees their creative brain by writing without judging what they write. That creative freedom comes from writing…

Memoir

Do a 500 word memoir on a past experience that had significance for you.  You may write on an experience that had an impact of some kind on you, on a trip you took, or on an experience from which you learned something.  Proofread carefully and submit to dropbox.    WRITING LESSON Have something to…

Example

  For our first topic, we will write an example that incorporates all we have spent time discussing these past weeks.  An example begins with a general statement based on an opinion, a piece of advice, an observation to share. The then defends the statement  using anecdotal evidence and support for your statement.  Essentially, you…