office hours:after class, or by appointment
- dr. ligon is cool
- workshops(writings) + longer writings
- no mid-terml; no final
- we are graded by the simple average of our assignments
- thats about it
- we will talk more about the textbook on THURSDAY
- every assignment should be headed:
last, first name
m#
ENG 103H(3H)
Dr. Ligon
date
- we have an essay due by class on thursday
- reach dr.ligon on her school email for quick responses - reach dr. ligon by her gmail for assignment submissions - 3 late arrivals will count as 1 absence - arriving more than 10 minutes late is counted as an absence - more than 4 absences will result in a F in the course - workshop 1; when the past creates the future: something something africana visual arts
- all assignments are due on sundays
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writers write towards a specific point, examining a claim:
claims of fact: a statement that can be proven or verified; focuses on facts in dispute
claims of value: express an opinion or judgment about an idea being better or more desirable than another; subjective and cannot be proved definitively(e.g right or wrong)
claims of policy: use verbs should, must, ought; offer more than one solution to a problem; subjective and cannot be proved
the supports used should contain reason, evidence, and appeals
reasons by definition back up a claim, also explains why an author’s view is reasonable or correct
the reason alone is not support for the claim, there must be evidence to support it
a claim is something you seek to prove
an opinion is something which may have already been proven
evidence: claims, facts, opinions, expert opinions, statistics, personal experiences, examples
appeals: to needs or to values
needs: physiological, psychological(belongingness, love, community etc.)
values: a principle or quality considered important, desirable, or valuable(liberty, equality, justice)
rebuttal: anticipates and argues against potential counterarguments by poking holes in their points
james baldwin writes in a manner that allows for one to insert themself into the collecetive black american experience