Module 11 Overview
In this module, we will familiarize ourselves with the elements of academic argument in the works of Jonathan Swift, Mark Twain, Andy Rooney, and David Schoenbrun.
Course Objectives:
Students will do all of the following:
- incorporate writing skills in more detailed compositions.
- demonstrate basic criteria and techniques for critiquing and editing essays.
- demonstrate the ability to use parenthetical citations and Works Cited entries according to MLA style of documentation as they plan, organize, and use material obtained from library and internet research.
Objectives addressed during this module are:
- read and evaluate an argument (CO2)
- identify elements of an argument (CO1)
- question the assumptions of an argument (CO2)
- anticipate and address counterarguments (CO2)
Learning Objectives' Active Learning Activities addressed during this module are:
| Learning Objectives | Active Learning Activity |
| Identify elements of argument in the works of Twain and Swift. |
Quiz |
| Question, anticipate and evaluate the argumentative appeals, rhetoric, and stylistic devices used by Rooney and Shoenbrun |
Discussion |
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By the end of this module you will be able to:
- Recognize elements of argument in the works of other writers and model them.
Read
Swift's "A Modest Proposal" https://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Texts/modest.html Links to an external site.
Twain's "The Damned Human Race" http://www.thedamnedhumanrace.com/?page_id=23 Links to an external site.