Argumentation: What Should High Schoolers Read
Getting Started
In a writing class, it is important to build a community of writers and learners who feel safe exchanging their ideas with one another, in order to foster a sense of growth and development from sharing ideas about a particular text, topic, or issue. In an online writing class, building a sense of community is even more important since we are separated by time and space, and the busyness of our personal and professional lives. These discussion boards help us to meet our third and fourth learning outcomes for the course:
Analyze, interpret, and evaluate a variety of texts for the ethical and logical uses of evidence.
Write in a style that clearly communicates meaning, builds credibility, and inspires belief or action.
The Process
For each community discussion post (CDP), you are expected to:
Read the prompt(s).
Post your response by the first due date.
Post a reply to at least one person by the second due date.
There is no word count minimum, but you must answer the prompt in full to receive points.
The Scoring
For full points, the writer will have:
Submitted on time (1 point).
Answered the prompt question in full (1 point).
Posted a reply on time (1 point).
Responded thoughtfully to a peer (point).
A grade of half points (2) is awarded when the writer is making an earnest attempt to answer the prompt in a thoughtful or timely manner, but there may be a few oversights or errors present that significantly detract from the quality of the post and/ or reply. No points (0) will be given if parts of the post are substantially lacking in terms of quality, readability, or simply weren't submitted at all.
The Prompt!
Ready to dive in? Here's the prompt for our first community discussion post:
Part I: This week, you will have started reading about "Argumentation" in Chapter 4 of our textbook. You will also have listened to The Argument podcast episode titled, "What Should High Schoolers Read?" The podcast episode is about 36 minutes long. As you listen to the episode, you will hear the speakers make several claims throughout the duration of the episode. You may follow along with the podcast episode by reading the transcript here. For your Part I post, please do the following:
Identify at least one claim mentioned in the podcast. You may quote directly from the podcast transcript.
Provide at least one reason the podcast uses to support this claim. You may quote directly from the podcast transcript.
Cite at least one piece of evidence the podcast uses to support this reason. You may quote directly from the podcast
After you have identified one argument made in this podcast (by answering steps 1-3), briefly explain whether you agree or disagree with the claim made and why.
Part II: For your reply, please look at a post made by a classmate and provide quality evidence (via at least one citation -OR- a very well-explained, thorough description of a lived experience) to do one of the following:
Support.
Professor’s Name
Course
Date
What is Argumentation?
Identify at least one claim mentioned in the podcast. You may quote directly from the podcast transcript.
A claim usually proves, argues, convinces, persuades, or suggests a point that the reader might agree or disagree with initially (Washington.edu). In the podcast “What Should High Schoolers Read?” by Jane Coaston, Esau McCaulley, and Kaitlyn Greenidge, one of the primary claims is, “English class is one of the few spaces we have left where students are forced to wrestle with big ideas, especially people who disagree with them” (Coaston et al.). Coaston primary argument is that English opens up students’ minds and enable them to think and share different ideas.
Provide at least one reason the podcast uses to support this claim. You may quote directly from the podcast transcript.
In addition, support is the appeal made by the speaker or author to convince the reader about the claim (Umt.edu 1). The best support for the claim is made by McCaulley; “And so I think that the goal of good English is to get the students to think” (Coaston et al.). Learners should know that reading an article or book makes them open themselves to the author’s thoughts, which might differ from one’s perspective, but inform the student in various ways.
Cite at least one piece of evidence the podcast uses to support this reason. You may quote directly from the podcast
Evidence is supportive facts that persuade the audience about the argument made (University of Pittsburgh). Coaston argues, “Especially when we have so many different experiences of living in the same country, these books give us something to share and a common language to have” (Coaston et al.). At this juncture, she is talking about her experiences with English class, which shows that students get exposed to new...
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