EWRT 1A hp online 2

1. EWRT 1A
Class 2

2. AGENDA•MORE COURSE
DETAILS
•THE ARGUMENT ESSAY
•THE BASIC FEATURES
•JESSICA STATSKY

3. THE GREEN SHEET: PART 1 OF THE SYLLABUS
INFORMATION, EXPECTATIONS, AND POLICIES
• COURSE REQUIREMENTS
• ASSIGNMENTS AND VALUES
• PARTICIPATION
• REQUIRED MATERIALS
• BOOKS
• COMPUTER ACCESS
•CLASS POLICIES
•PLAGIARISM
•CONDUCT AND COURTESY

4. TEXTS AND REQUIRED MATERIALS:
ORDER YOUR BOOKS NOW!
• HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER
OF AZKABAN BY J.K. ROWLING
• ACCESS TO THE FILM HARRY
POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF
SECRETS
• THE ST. MARTIN’S GUIDE TO WRITING
9TH EDITION. YOU CAN GET THIS
BOOK (USED AND NEW) AT AMAZON
OR OTHER BOOK SELLERS FOR
UNDER 25$

5. COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
Active and regular participation in discussions. You will
earn real points for your participation in activities.
Keeping up-to-date on the assignments and reading.
Formal writing: one timed essay and three out of class
essays
A series of homework posts to the class discussion
board
Reading quizzes and other course assignments

6. Your grades will
be available via
canvas
You must satisfactorily complete ALL of the required work in this course
to pass the course. That means you must write and submit all four
essays. You must score at least 504/700 points to pass the class.

7. THE SYLLABUS: PART 2
THE COURSE CALENDAR

8. CALENDAR
• THE SYLLABUS IS A TENTATIVE SCHEDULE.
• IT MAY BE REVISED DURING THE QUARTER.
Week and
Days

Homework
 
Project Title
What we
will do 
in class

9. This class is
going to be
so easy!
Is this class
too hard?I will be the
favorite!
If you have questions after you
read the green sheet and peruse
the calendar, please email me at
palmorekim@fhda.edu
Is this class
History 10?

10. THE ARGUMENT ESSAY
• Our first essay will be an argument essay that uses either the film or
the novel, The Chamber of Secrets (if you have read it or want to
read it), for its basis. To better understand the basic features of the
argument essay, we will read pages 267- 285 in The St. Martin’s
Guide. These pages include three argument essays that will serve as
models for the one we will write. They also include a section titled
“Basic Features.” Each chapter in this text offers a look at these
fundamental aspects of each different kind of essay. I cannot stress
the importance of reading this section carefully.

11. LOOK AT CHAPTER 6: ARGUING
A POSITION.
• IF YOU DON’T HAVE THE TEXT YET, DON’T WORRY. THE FIRST CHAPTER IS LINKED
UNDER THE CLASS 2 PRESENTATION. YOU CAN EITHER DOWNLOAD THE TEXT OR
READ IT IN THE WEBSITE WINDOW, DEPENDING UPON WHETHER YOU CLICK THE
LINK OR THE PREVIEW BUTTON.
• PAUSE THE VIDEO HERE, AND READ THE BASIC FEATURES SECTION: 267-269. AFTER
YOU FINISH READING, COME BACK TO THE VIDEO.

12. THE BASIC FEATURES
• BASIC FEATURES ARE THE KEY PARTS OF A CERTAIN KIND OF ESSAY. OUR FIRST ESSAY IS ONE IN WHICH WE
WILL ASSERT A POSITION AND ARGUE FOR IT. THE FOUR BASIC FEATURES PRESENTED IN THIS SECTION ARE
ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS OF ALL “ARGUING A POSITION” ESSAYS. WHAT ARE THE FOUR FEATURES?
4. A Readable Plan
1. A Well-Presented Issue
2. A Well-Supported Position
3. An Effective Counterargument

13. READ “CHILDREN NEED TO PLAY, NOT
COMPETE BY JESSICA STATSKY: PAGE 270
• THE FIRST READING OF EACH CHAPTER IS A STUDENT PAPER, WRITTEN BY A FIRST-
YEAR COLLEGE STUDENT. THESE ESSAYS ARE ANNOTATED. AS YOU READ, NOTE THE
HIGHLIGHTING AND THE MARGIN QUESTIONS. THINK ABOUT THE BASIC FEATURES
AS YOU READ.
• PAUSE THE VIDEO HERE, AND READ THIS ESSAY. RETURN TO THE VIDEO WHEN YOU
HAVE FINISHED.

14. 1. How does Statsky present the issue in a way that prepares readers
for her argument?
2. How does she qualify her position in par. 2?
3. What reasons does she forecast here, and in which paragraphs
does she discuss each reason?
Now briefly consider both
this section of the text
and the questions below
it. Refer to the pages on
the Basic Features for
help. Pause the video to
read and think.

15. 4. How successful is
Statsky’s argument in support
of her thesis? Consider
paragraph three for our
discussion. Is she
convincing? Why?
“When overzealous parents
and coaches impose adult
standards on children’s sports,
the result can be activities that
are neither satisfying nor
beneficial to children.”
Pause the video to read and think.

16. 5. How does Statsky try to refute the objection in
paragraph 6? Pause the video to read and think.
Pause the video to read and think.

17. 6. How effective do you think Statsky’s argument in par. 7 is? Why?
“80 to 90 percent of
children who play
competitive sports
at a young age drop
out by sixteen”
(Kutner).

18. 7. In criticizing some
parents’ behavior in pars. 8–
9, Statsky risks alienating
her readers. How effective is
this part of her argument?
Pause the video to read and
think.

19. 8. How effectively does Statsky conclude her argument?

20. HOMEWORK
Read Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapters 3-6.
Read In Chapter 6: Arguing a Position. 267-285: the Estrada and Etzioni essays
Do all of the reading before you move to the next lesson.
Discussion #2: Answer the following:
1. From the Estrada essay: Consider what each of the following elements contributes to the story Estrada is
trying to tell about bullying:
--the title
--Estrada’s remembered experience of being upset by the name “the Washington Redskins” (par. 1–2)
--the anecdote about the Native American father upset about the practice
at his son’s school of celebrating Braves’ victories with Indian costumes
and tomahawk chops (par. 8)
2. Notice that in paragraphs 11–13, Estrada offers hypothetical examples of
team names for ethnic groups. How do these examples support Estrada’s
position?