A Dam Good Argument
About This Book
1 Welcome to Another Writing Class! Or, Why the &*%# Am I Taking Writing Again? Rob Drummond Let’s begin by being real with each other: you’re probably in this class because you have to be. It fulfills a gen ed writing requirement you need to graduate, and you wouldn’t be here otherwise. And there is a good chance you’re not absolutely thrilled about it. That’s OK. I think I understand, but let me take a stab at some of your potential reactions to finding yourself in this writing class this term
| Category | humanities |
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| Subject | Writing and editing guides, Language learning: writing skills, Literary essays, , , |
| Year | 2023 |
| Authors | |
| Chapters | 18 |
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| Price | |
| Institution | Oregon State University |
| License | Creative Commons - Attribution - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
Chapters
- 5 Backpacks vs. Briefcases
- 6 The Rhetorical Appeals and Sociohistorical Context
- 7 Situating Arguments
- 9 Find the Good Argument
- 10 Aristotelian and Rogerian Argumentation
- 12 Constructing the Thesis and Argument from the Ground Up
- 13 Three Kinds of Claims
- 14 Exigency
- 15 Strong Writers Still Need Revision
- 16 Concepts and Strategies for Revision
- 18 Research Should Start with Questions, Not Answers
- 22 The CRAAP Test
- 23 Four Moves and a Habit
- 26 It’s Not Just What You Say, It’s How You Say It
- 29 Deconstructing Plagiarism
- 30 Giving Credit Where It’s Due
- 31 Alternatives to Traditional Grading
- 32 Antiracist and Inclusive Pedagogy Resources