The Week in a Glance

We continue with Chapter 3 looking at essay structure and how conjunctions or joining words make arguments clearer.

In groups: Exercise 3A (56 6th Ed.; 54 7th Ed.)

Review 3B (56 6th Ed.; 58 7th Ed.)

Occam's Razor Hidden Assumptions, Benefit of the Doubt (58-65).

Exercises 3C (61 6th Ed.; 59 7th Ed.); 3D (65-68 6th Ed.; 63-65 7th Ed--share cartoons)

Now apply what we have been looking at to Baldwin. What unstated claims does he make? Are there any hidden assumptions? Identify 5 arguments and put in standard form for each essay.

Homework for Thursday, Feb. 21: Read Summaries (69-76 6th Ed.; 66-74 7th Ed.). What is the difference between an argument and an explanation?

Complete Exercise 3F (72 6th Ed.; 70-71 7th Ed.) Read the two articles for Thursday, Feb. 21.


Weekend Homework

Reading
Homework for Feb.25, skim Chapter 4, Written Argument (77 4th Ed.; 75 7th Ed.)

Essay Due:
Writing Assignment 6 (70 6th Ed.;. 68 7th Ed.). Due Feb. 25.

Chose one of The Fire Next Time essays and write a summary essay. Focus on three arguments. Do not use the essays in the book. Within your summary use the terms explanation and argument. Where does the writer use these strategies and why.  The essay (500 words min.) should use minimally three citations. Vary them: free paraphrase, block quote and/or shorter citations. Certainly use Baldwin's text to support your analysis.


Tim Wise is in town, Feb. 26, 2013 at the University of San Francisco. I'd like to make this into a field trip. 
 
Announcement

Tim Wise, the nationally recognized diversity author, lecturer, and educator will speak at the University of San Francisco (USF) on Tues., Feb. 26 at 4:30 p.m. This public discourse is based on his book, Colorblind: The Rise of Post-Racial Politics and the Retreat from Racial Equity (City Lights Publishers, 2010), and is free and open to the public. From http://www.usfca.edu/templates/ocm_media_relations.aspx?id=6442481211