1. Writing Effectively TCXG 272
May 20, Dr. Riki Thompson

2. Housekeeping See website for updates to Week 10 deadlines.
Things have been moved back

3. Reverse Outlining On back of paper
Write out: What is your main point?
Turn over paper and see what is common
Look at your final paragraph?
Look at your first paragraph?
Go through each paragraph
Note the key word, concept or phrase in margin
Does each paragraph have claims & evidence?
Use notes and revise accordingly

4. Focusing on Claims & Evidence
Focus on one paragraph & draw a box around it
Put ‘c’ over each claim
Put ‘e’ over evidence
Count up number of Cs and Es.
Note in margin if more Cs or Es are needed
*See index in our textbook for pages that explain evidence in arguments*