Making Arguments 11/10/16

Agenda Adding feature images Working with intros and thesis Art of Quoting Quote activity Icons Homework: outline

Setting featured Images Set one of your photos as “featured image on blog post” Key for isotope posts Also create: a title subsections based on your outline from class last week

Introductions Read aloud the introduction that you wrote for homework to a partner. Based on this, discuss which sentence was your thesis (hint: it should be last one). If you don’t have a thesis discuss, write one. Thesis: One sentence summary of whole post Include a blueprint statement as part of the thesis or as the subsequent sentence: Blueprint statement = map of the parts of the paper Example: By providing food assistance to students, faculty, and staff Carolina Cupboard fills a much needed hole in the UNC food landscape as it addresses food insecurity and teaches about health and nutrition.

The Art of Quoting Quoting creates credibility Don’t assume quotations speak for themselves Avoid dropped quotes and ‘hit-and-run’ quoting

Dropped Quotes Most people acknowledge the important role NGOs play in advancing ESC rights. “However, many who urge international groups to take on ESC rights have a fairly simplistic sense of how this is done” (64).

Hit-and-run Quotes NGOs are crucially important to advancing human rights. Roth writes, “the core of our methodology is our ability to investigate, expose, and shame” (67). Roth is completely correct. Another point Roth makes is that…

Choose wisely Only choose quotes that advance/support your argument, not ones that merely show you read the author.

Quote Sandwich Top slice – statement introducing the quote Meat – the quotes Bottom slice – statement relating quote to argument you are trying to make with quote DON’T JUST RESTATE QUOTE IN YOUR OWN WORDS!

Introducing quotes Use action verbs Avoid repetitive phrases ‘Orwell asserts an idea that’ ‘a quote by Shakespeare says’

Really use a bottom slice! The bottom slice of your quote sandwich is the support, which holds up the whole sandwich. It must relate the quote to your argument – tell your reader what to get out of it. Avoid repeating quote in own words Bad example: According to Chavez (2010), “Food types and preparation are central to identity formation, especially gender identities” (p. 221). Therefore, what we eat affects our identities.. Good example: According to Chavez (2010), “Food types and preparation are central to identity formation, especially gender identities” (p. 221). Chavez’s theory of identity formation helps explain the significance of Cambell Soup commercials that feature mom’s preparing wholesome family dinners. [now I would examples from the commerical]

Quote Activity Choose one of the quotes from your homework. Write out the argument that this quote will fit into, and then integrate the quote. Make sure to execute the ‘sandwich’ approach. After you have finished, exchange your passages with a partner. When reviewing your partners, passage address issues of clarity, strength of argument, and quote integration.

Icons Create an icon for your site.

Homework Create an outline for your food post and add to your food post page on the map webpage Include: Subsections of your argument based on what you wrote for your blueprint statement Each subsection should have: Topic sentence media that will be used, notes of direct evidence, Quotes that will be used from scholarly source