COMPARE /CONTRAST SOURCES ESSAY |
ARGUMENT ESSAY |
1) Intro. articles you found in search (distribution, ease of) |
1) Intro. issue and state YOUR THESIS on issue |
2) Look for STRUCTURE of essay |
2) Note how source essays MAKE CASES |
3) Read once for each criterion that applies |
3) Note how essays document their ARGUMENTS |
4) Make paragraphs either by CRITERIA or by ESSAY |
4) Discuss the ARGUMENTS the essays make |
5) No need to mention the issue very much |
5) State which ARGUMENT(S) is/are more convincing |
6) Note when no essays use a certain criterion |
6) Give minor credit to opposition ARGUMENTS |
7) Conclude with summary of how credible articles were |
7) Conclude with summary of YOUR position |
8) Label paragraphs clearly (what critieria? what article?) |
8) Focus on CLAIMS and SUPPORTS |
9) Look for CLAIMS and SUPPORTS for claims. |
9) Note any time writer left out a case that hurt his or her claims. |
10) Focus on WRITING structure, not content of articles. |
10) Use quotations only to illustrate args of writer. |
11) Use quotations ONLY to illustrate criteria. |
11) Where quotations are long, you may summarize. |