LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION

TYPES OF ESSAYS

ANALYZE THE WRITING STYLE DEFEND, CHALLENGE OR QUALIFY EVALUATION OF ARGUMENT

TONE

SYNTAX

VOICE

DICTION

IMAGERY

DEFEND, CHALLENGE, OR QUALIFY

• SUPPORT• ARGUE• VALIDATE

DEFEND

• WHEN YOU WRITE, SUPPORT WHAT THE AUTHOR IS TRYING TO SAY

• FIND A MINIMUM OF 3 SPECIFIC REASONS THAT “PROVE” YOUR DEFENSE

• USE QUOTATIONS IN YOUR ESSAY• LOGICALLY EXPLAIN WHY THE

AUTHOR’S WORDS ARE VALID

CHALLENGE

• AFTER READING THE ESSAY, DETERMINE THE REASON(S) WHY YOU DON’T AGREE WITH THE AUTHOR

• FIND SPECIFIC CITATIONS THAT YOU ARE CHALLENGING

• EXPLAIN YOUR ASSERTATIONS• CONSIDER PROVIDING A BETTER

ARGUMENT

QUALIFY• DEFEND• VALIDATE THE

AUTHOR’S POINTS THAT MAKE SENSE TO YOU

• FIND EVIDENCE• EXPLAIN WHY IT IS

REASONABLE TO SUPPORT THESE STATEMENTS

• CHALLENGE• ARGUE THE POINTS

THAT YOU DON’T SEEM LOGICAL TO YOU

• FIND EVIDENCE• PROVIDE AN

EXPLANATION PROVING YOUR POSITION

THE WRITING PROCESS

FINAL ESSAY

PEER EDITS

READ ALOUD TO SELF

FIRST DRAFT

REVISED OUTLINE

QUOTATIONS

WRITE THESIS STATEMENT

SKELETAL OUTLINE

BRAINSTORM AN ANSWER

WHAT IS THE QUESTION ASKING OF YOU?

COMMUNICATION

WRITE

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