Thursday, August 30, 2012

Activity: Argument



Work together in groups of 4 or 5 to answer the following questions about this article:
  • What is the article's main claim?
  • What are the author's most important reasons presented in support of that claim? Identify at least 3.
  • Does the author offer any qualifications of his claim?
  • Can you identify any assumptions that a reader might disagree with?
  • Is the author's argument convincing? Why or why not?
Write your answers collaboratively in a Google Doc and share it with my gmail address.

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