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Writing an Argument Self-Editing

Writing an Argument • A synthesis argument brings together evidence from more than one source to develop your reasoning and support your assertion/claim.

Writing an Argument Self-Editing - Assertion Read the first sentence of your argument. • Does it provide a clear answer this question? Should students be paid for grades/test scores? • Does it make an assertion? / Answer “What do I think? • Does it include a 1 st person pronoun (I)? • If so, revise the sentence to eliminate the 1 st person pronoun

Writing an Argument Self-Editing - Reasoning Read the second sentence of your argument. • Does it state a reason in support of your assertion/claim? • Does it answer the question “Why do I think that”? • Is the sentence written in your own words instead of taken from one of the two articles? • If not, revise to state the reason in your own words.

Writing an Argument Self-Editing - Evidence Read the remaining sentences of your 1 st paragraph. • Do the remaining sentences provide evidence in support of the reason? • Do they answer the question “How do I know? ” • Is the evidence drawn from at least one of the texts discussed? • Is the evidence drawn from your own experience?

Writing an Argument Self-Editing - Evidence • When including ideas from the articles, do you use attributive phrases to integrate the textual evidence into your argument? • Identify the text the first time you include evidence from the source: • In the article “What Gets Students Motivated to Work Harder? Not Money, ” Matthew Springer claims. . . • In subsequent references use the author’s last name only. • i. e. Kamenetz states. . . / Springer claims. . • Put quotations marks around words or phrases that come directly from a text. / No quotation marks are

Writing an Argument Self-Editing - Reasoning Read the first sentence of your second paragraph. • Does it state a different reason in support of your assertion/claim? • Does it answer the question “Why do I think that”? • Is the sentence written in your own words instead of taken from one of the two articles? • If not, revise to state the reason in your own words.

Writing an Argument Self-Editing - Evidence Read the remaining sentences of your 2 nd paragraph. • Do the remaining sentences provide evidence in support of the stated reason? • Do they answer the question “How do I know? ” • Is the evidence drawn from at least one of the texts discussed? • Is the evidence drawn from your own experience?

Writing an Argument Self-Editing - Evidence • When including ideas from the articles, do you use attributive phrases to integrate the textual evidence into your argument? • Identify the text the first time you include evidence from the source: • In the article “”Paying Students May Raise Test Scores, ” Anya Kamenetz claims. . . • In subsequent references use the author’s last name only. • i. e. Kamenetz states. . . / Springer claims. . • Put quotations marks around words or phrases that come directly from a text. / No quotation marks are

Writing an Argument Self-Editing - Conclusion Read the last sentence of the second paragraph. • Does it provide a summarizing statement of your assertion and reasons? • Proofreading • Check capitalization, punctuation, grammar, spelling, and complete sentences. • Revision – revise the draft of your argument

Writing an Argument Peer Review After revising your argument, swap drafts with a partner. Read your partner’s argument and provide feedback and suggestions.

Writing an Argument Revision Revise your argument, keeping your partner’s comments in mind. Submit to the Haiku dropbox labeled REVISION