Assignment Guidelines
Here is a pdf file of the project description. 121_TTH_RebuttalArgAsmt
Research Proposal Before beginning your research and writing, it is a good idea to consider the reasons for doing the project. Here is an informal Research Proposal worksheet to complete in order to think through what is needed to prepare for researching, writing, and arguing. engl121proposalsheetrebuttal
Audience Analysis Before constructing an argument, it is important to know who is the argument focused toward and why. Here is an audience analysis worksheet to complete in order to determine your audience and why you are writing to them. 121AudienceAnalysisSP11_
Rebuttal Information Sheet: RebuttalInfoSheetSP11
Other Useful Readings:
Please note that some of these resources come from other classes and may mention information (like due dates and projects) that do not pertain to OUR class. Be sure to follow our class calendar. Use these resources for further understanding rebuttal arguments.
Counterarguments–From Bowling Green State University Writing Center: http://www.bgsu.edu/downloads/enrollment/file76342.pdf
Refutation of an Opposition Essay–From Ms. Jennifer Poole’s website: http://216.101.58.17/hs/jpoole/Refutation%20of%20Opposition%20Essay%20Assignment.htm
More Resources for Conducting Online Research
Parts of a Web Address http://www.lib.unc.edu/instruct/community_tutorials/web/navigating/parts.html
A list of Domain Extensions (from Wikipedia) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_top-level_domains
Google Search Tips (from Google) http://search.ufl.edu/user_help.html
Evaluating Websites (from Lesley University) http://www.lesley.edu/library/guides/research/evaluating_web.html
Critically Analyzing Information Sources (from Cornell University Library)
http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/research/skill26.htm
Tips for Evaluating Sources (Bedford/St. Martin’s Research and Documentation Online) http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/resdoc5e/tips-for-evaluating-sources.htm
More on Rhetorical Strategies (Ethos/Pathos/Logos)
Rhetorical Strategies (Purdue OWL)
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/588/04/
Ethos, Pathos, Logos (Dr. Michael Calloway, Arizona State University)
http://www.public.asu.edu/~macalla/logosethospathos.html
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Graphic Organizers Here are some Graphic Organizers that may be helpful to you in your research and writing.
From freeology.com
Keyword Search (terms/phrases)
http://freeology.com/graphicorgs/pdf/keywordsearching.pdf
Research Notes