Rebecca's Paper #1EWRT 2
R. Board Liljenstolpe
Paper 1: An Analysis of Sources of Disagreement in a
Controversy A paper which develops out of three online assignments 25 Points (2-3 pages double spaced)
Due Sunday Week 3,
11:55 PM
Writing an Analysis
of a Disagreement
A common writing assignment in argument courses asks students
to analyze the sources of disagreement between two or more writers who take
different positions on an issue. In
writing such an analysis, you need to
determine whether the writers disagree primarily about facts/relevance, about
values, or about both. To illustrate
an analysis of disagreement [see the] brief analysis of the sources of
disagreement between Turner and the Council for Biotechnology Information [in
your book]. [It’s] written as a short,
formal paper following the MLA documentation style.
Your Writing
Assignment
Using as a model the analysis of the controversy between
Turner and the Council for Biotechnology Information in Chapter 2 (pp.39-41),
write an analysis of the sources of disagreement between NBC News, Steve
Adubato, Allahpundit, Michael Welner and Lionel Shriver and the controversy
over whether or not NBC should have aired the videos sent to them by the
Virginia Tech killer. Links to these
articles appear in the “Week 3 Activities” room in Catalyst. Goals of the Writing
Assignment
Demonstrate adequate essay and paragraph writing.
Introduction that presents
the central focus of the essay—its thesis.
Paragraphs that
explain/develop/defend that thesis with specific, detailed evidence.
Paragraphs that address
ONE supporting point at a time Paragraphs which
illustrate that ONE main point with evidence from the articles.
Sentences that employ clear
syntactical structure, that are varied in length and style, and that follow basic rules
of grammar and spelling
Quotations properly cited in MLA
style (see Appendix 2 pp. 293-97 in your book)
Demonstrate understanding of the 5 strategies for reading
arguments, in particular, how to analyze sources of disagreement.
If you
still do not have your textbook, I will leave 1 copy of chapter 2 outside my office door (F61-f) on Tuesday
morning. Please make a copy for yourself
and return the original where
you found it so that others may do the same. Submit your essay to
Catalyst no later than Sunday week 3 by 11:55 PM.
If for some
reason you have trouble submitting your essay, you can email it to me at r_stolpe@yahoo.com
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