you are required to provide supporting evidence for the reasons from the thesis.
Your in-class discussion should offer suggestions and advice by answering the following questions:
- What is the writer’s claim (thesis statement)? What three reasons does the writer give in support of her/his claim?
- Evaluate the effectiveness of the writer’s reasons. Does the writer provide sufficient evidence and reasoning to support the claim? If yes, explain. If no, point out specific places where the evidence or reasoning should be strengthened.
- How effective is the organization of the paper? Do the ideas flow smoothly with strong transitions between different topics? Are there paragraphs without strong topic sentences? Be specific in pointing out any areas of strengths and weaknesses.
- Does the writer use credible sources? What characteristics of the sources lead you to conclude whether they are credible, or not?
- If you were to change one thing about the essay, what would it be? Please don’t respond with “Nothing.” Almost any piece of writing could be improved in some way. Think about places in the essay where you may have been confused or wanted more information if you are having a hard time thinking of something.
Via the Week 3 in-class activity, you are required to post a minimum of three (3) opposing viewpoints to your topic’s main argument, along with a rebuttal for each. Then, you will identify and explain at least three (3) of these opposing viewpoints.
Your in-class discussion should offer suggestions and advice by answering the following questions:
- Is the writer using credible sources to identify a minimum of three (3) opposing viewpoints for his or her argument?
- Which of the opposing viewpoints presented is the strongest in your opinion and why do you feel this way?
- Does the writer effectively use rebuttals to show how his or her own argument is stronger than each opposing viewpoint presented? How is this accomplished?
- Name at least one other opposing viewpoint to the writer’s argument that she or he hasn’t already considered. Please try to include an outside resource to support your assertions here.