Today in class we completed the exercises in WLTC analyzing arguments as we talked first about our last book, White Like Me, specifically a character who seemingly is sympathetic to the inequality in the south between races yet makes a remark to his friend that is in agreement with all he says he is against, white supremacy and white privilege (Griffin 79 first paragraph).
After completing the analysis of the arguments Exercise 6A (145-149), we reviewed deductive and inductive argument 7F (179-180). Homework is Exercise 7G (180-182), 7H (182-183); 7I (193-194), 7j (194-195). (I might have added an exercise not given in class, if I did excuse me and do it anyway (smile).
We then shifted to the handout re: Toulmin and we read a a couple of pages of the Virginia Woolf essay (handout). Students are to complete the Woolf essay as well as read the student essay. We will work in groups tomorrow on the exercises and talk about the structure of the Toulmin essay and how to recast the question explored in the classical essay model here.
Students will write another argument and present it on Wednesday. We'll practice it together using Black Like Me tomorrow.
Homework
Besides the essay, homework for July 27 is Exercise 7K (195). Be prepared to present it on July 28, in class, reduce to standard form and draw a diagram on the board. We will try to get to Writing Assignment 13 and 14 as freewrites in class 7/28). We will also do exercise 8D.
Read chapter 8 again for Wednesday, July 28, 2010. We will talk about all the argument forms: Classical, Toulmin and Rogerian.
Portfolios
I will give students a portfolio checklist before Wednesday. Portfolios are due, electronically by Friday, July 30, 12 noon. Email to: coasabirenglish5@gmail.com
If there are essays without grades, get them in before Wednesday. A C- is not a passing grade. If the essay says NC or no credit that is not a passing grade.
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