Week 5 (Zoom Lesson 9)

Week 5 (Zoom Lesson 9)

By Miz B

• Knowledge Review

  • Cohesion

  • Thesis Writing

  • MLA citations

• New Skills: The Toulmin Method of Argumentation

  • Claims, evidence, warrants

Knowledge Review:

Cohesion​

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​Thesis Statement	​Social media negatively effects social skills and self-esteem.
​BP 1	​Contrary to human needs, screens can create a barrier between people on social media. Soci
​BP 2	​Complex conversations are flattened into short formats on social media.
​BP 3	​Reliance on social media likes creates a false narrative about self and identity.

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​Thesis connects to relevant topic sentences. Repeat keywords for cohesion. Maintain the argument.

Multiple Select

How can you create cohesion in an essay's structure?

• Use words that do not relate to the topic.

• Repeat keywords in the thesis and topic sentences.

• Connect the thesis to the topic sentences.

MLA style citations

How do you recognize MLA style citations?

MLA Style Citations

HELP YOUR READER LOCATE THE INFORMATION! :D

(Thompson 405)

(Drexler 383)​

(Lenhart et al 391)​

Webpage? -> do not use a page number​

Page number

Clive Thompson (Thompson)

Peggy Drexler (Drexler)

Lenhart and other authors (Lenhart et al)​

Author's Last Name

Multiple Choice

How should a quote published in 2013 by Peggy Drexler on page 384 be cited in MLA style? "The more we see a range of body types, the better."

• "The more we see a range of body types, the better" (Drexler 2013).

• "The more we see a range of body types, the better" [Drexler].

• Drexler argues, "The more we see a range of body types, the better" (384).

• Drexler states, "The more we see a range of body types, the better."

Open Ended

How can you look for scholarly sources that are evaluated for currency, relevance, authority, accuracy, and purpose?

The Toulmin Method of Argumentation

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​A Scenario: Did Donnie the Doberman Eat the Cookies on the Counter?

Subject | Subject

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Claim:

Donnie ate the cookies on the counter.

GROUNDS INFORMING THE CLAIM: I have concerns about this because chocolate is bad for dogs. They can have heart conditions from eating chocolate. Donnie is known to have a sweet tooth. (He loves peanut-butter.) I wanted to eat the cookies on the counter.

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​Warrant:

Cookies cannot vanish into thin air. No one else was home to eat the cookies except for Donnie the doberman and the cat. Cats can't taste sweet flavors, and why would a cat eat a cookie?!

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Put it together. . .

[claim] Donnie the doberman ate the cookies that were on the counter. [grounds] I had put warm delicious chocolate chip cookies on the counter and left to send an email--now the cookies are gone! [warrant] Clearly, cookies cannot vanish into thin air, and I do not see cookies on the floor. [naysayer] It's possible Marley ate the cookies, but cats do not like sugar; I know Donnie likes sweets because he ate that tub of peanut butter one time. [finishing sentence] Clearly, Donnie at the cookies! Look at that guilty expression.

​Activity: Analyze a paragraph from your essay. Look for the elements of the Toulmin method: claim, evidence, warrants. Put your paragraph on Padlet to workshop.

​https://padlet.com/cbrownellmsjc/4tahhhra3u4wox8i