eng 102bc behrens chapter2 critiques

7/29/2019 Eng 102BC Behrens Chapter2 Critiques

1/30


2/30

Which commercial is your favorite? Why?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qy8v1ghy38
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qy8v1ghy38http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qy8v1ghy38http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qy8v1ghy38http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qy8v1ghy38


3/30


4/30

Genres of Argument

Newspaper article, scholarly article, blog,

etc. Cultural contexts

Who writes arguments and why?


5/30

Must temporarily adopt authors beliefsand values, suspend personal skepticism

and bias to hear authors point of view Write a summary of argument

Search for personal experiences and

values that coincide with argument


6/30

Question the writers

Logic

Evidence and assumptions Strategies

Think about what is missing fromargument


7/30

Every thesis prompts an opposing thesis(antithesis)

Conflict between these views leads to anew claim (synthesis)

Synthesis incorporates aspects of both

views


8/30


9/30


10/30

Think of a creative way to illustrate/explainthe relationship between thesis,

antithesis, and synthesis


11/30

Builds upon a summary

a formalized, critical reading of a passagethat includes a personal response

purpose is to turn a critical reading of apassage into a systematic evaluation to

deepen a readers understanding of thatpassage


12/30

must determine what an author says

how well the points are made

what assumptions underlie the argument

what issues are overlooked, and whatimplication can be drawn from such ananalysis, statement and explanation ofpersonal assumptions

(opinions/responses)


13/30

Begin by posing two broad questions aboutreadings:

To what extent does the author succeed in

his/her purpose?

To what extent do you agree with the

author?


14/30

identify authors thesis

identify the selections content andstructure

identify the authors purpose.

authors purpose to inform, persuade,and/or entertain


15/30

Reason an author writes something

To inform

To persuade

To entertain


16/30

Is the information accurate?

Is the information significant? What canthe reader gain from this information? Howis knowledge advanced by thepublication of this material? Is the

information of importance to you or toothers in a particular audience? Why orwhy not?


17/30

Does the author fairly interpret the factual

information? Could you offer a contraryexplanation for the same facts? Doesmore information need to be gatheredbefore firm conclusions can be drawn?Why?


18/30

What is the authors assertion or thesis

statement? Is the authors argument valid? Does the

author use clearly defined key terms?Does the author use information fairly? Has

the author argued logically and notfallaciously?

Watch out for faulty thinking and logicalfallacies


19/30

Which elements of the work seemedeffective/ineffective? Why? Offer an

overall assessment, elaborating onpersonal views. Did I care for the portrayal of a certain

character?

Did that character seem overly sentimentalor heroic?

Did his adversaries seem too villainous orstupid?


20/30

Did his adversaries seem too villainous orstupid?

Were the situations believable?

Was the action interesting or merelyformulaic?

Was the theme developed subtly orpowerfully, or did the work come across as

preachy or shrill? Did the action at the end of the work follow

plausibly from what had come before?

Was the language fresh and incisive or stale

and predictable?


21/30

To what extent do you agree with the author?

your assessment of the presentation may notcoincide with personal views: you may agree with the author but feel the

presentation is superficial

respond to authors main assertions(arguments)

identify points of agreement and

disagreement identify assumptions

Elaborate upon your opinion.WHY do youagree or disagree?


22/30

identify the article title and author provide background information that

answers one or more of the following

questions: Why is the subject of current interest?

How or why is the subject of the passage

controversial?

What is the authors background? Under what circumstances was the passage

written?

include a specific thesis statement


23/30

summarizes the authors main points andpurpose for writing

is brief, complete, objective, and avoidsplagiarism


24/30

essay objectively assesses the validity of theauthors presentation by commenting on the

authors success in achieving his/herpurpose by reviewing 3 or 4 specific points


25/30

The specific points are based upon thefollowing criteria:

Is the information accurate?

Is the information significant?

Has the author clearly defined terms?

Has the author used and interpreted

information fairly? Has the author arguedlogically?


26/30

Essay responds to the authors views

Essay discusses reasons for agreementand/or disagreement

Questions to answer include:

With which views do you agree? Why? With which views do you disagree? Why?


27/30

states conclusions about the overall validityof the article

assesses authors success at achieving aims mentions personal reactions to authors

views

restates the thesis by mentioning theweaknesses/strengths of passage


28/30

Group activityChoose an ad in Behrens text (pg 578-599)

Answer questions for organizing a critique


29/30

Choose commercial Follow directions to write a critique of the

video.

100 points

Rough draft due Thursday, October 3

Final copy due (we need to discuss this)


30/30

Active & Passive verbs

Commas

Classical structure

eng 102bc behrens chapter2 critiques

Documents