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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
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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)
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Begin by posing two broad questions aboutreadings:
To what extent does the author succeed inhis/her purpose?
To what extent do you agree with the
author?
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identify authors thesis
identify the selections content andstructure
identify the authors purpose.
authors purpose to inform, persuade,and/or entertain
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Reason an author writes something
To inform
To persuade
To entertain
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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?
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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
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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?
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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?
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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?
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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
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summarizes the authors main points andpurpose for writing
is brief, complete, objective, and avoidsplagiarism
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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
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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 interpretedinformation fairly? Has the author arguedlogically?
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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?
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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
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16. While reflecting on Cuomos article, there issome evidence to support his argument, but hislack of elaboration on some of the main pointsand his biased opinion harms the strength of thevalidity of the argument.
17. Although profanity does effect playersaggression and behavior, different variablessuch as past exposure to video games, amountof video games played per day, and theprotagonist or antagonist use of profanity canhelp the effect of profanity in video games.
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1. The following will summarize the article, evaluate the
article, and have a personal response on the article.
2. In the article, The Death Penalty Debate, Patricia Smithwrites about capital punishment and the controversialreason some might oppose to it while others concur that
the death penalty is the just thing to do.
3. In Sean Gregorys Should This Kid Be Making $225, 047A year for Playing College Football? his writing delves intomany different subjects on the current state of collegeathletics like the people who are benefiting the most fromunpaid student athletes, Johnny Manziel, and somereasons on why student athletes are not currently paid.
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4. The issue of elderly driving will be analyzed by
looking at a brief summary of Andersons article, acritique of Andersons article, and my personalstance and opinions on this controversial issue.
5. High unemployment of college graduates andoutstanding student loan debts are reasons forsome to reconsider their future plans and find outwhich educational route is best for them.
6. This paper will demonstrate the economic andenvironmental benefits of hunting on the local andnational levels.
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7. Abortions is wrong, Kerby Anderson hasmany points to back this statement.
8. In the article Why Im Against Gun
Control, Peter Tucci covers important topicson the controversy of gun control and whyhe is not a supporter.
9. Euthanasia should be a given right,especially to those who are terminally ill andlive their lives so close to the edge of death.
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10. Lowering the drinking age would causemore harm to not only the young adults, but tothe whole society.
11. If public schools around the world want toteach evolution, then it is only fair to supportersof divine creation to teach creationismalongside evolution without bringing up religion.
12. The passage will include a brief summary,an assessment of Kinsleys performance, and apersonal response from the writer.
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13. Londono has very important facts, but the
whole article is very biased which I disagreewith since my family has had some militarybackground.
14. When reflecting on Tara Parker-Popesarticle, I found that there are many good pointsand research that she refers to while avoidingbias, which is often difficult to do on such acontroversial topic.
15. When referring to Pavoinesarticle, there isstrong evidence to support these topics.
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Choose a controversial topic that can laterbe developed into an argument. Find anarticle to support your position. Read thisarticle and write a critique based upon thepreviously outlined criteria.
100 points
Rough draft due Wednesday, March 19
http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~uwc/Writing%20Reso
urces/Handouts/research_topics.htm
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Read sample critiques on Weebly
In class, we will review the midterm and
discuss the sample critiques.