ENG 122 week 1 DQ 1

  

Ashford 2: – Week 1 – Discussion 1

 

Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Reference the

Discussion Forum Grading Rubric

for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.
 

     

What   Is an Argument?

Prepare

• As you prepare to write your first discussion this      week, take a few moments to do the following:
• Read “An Introduction to Argument.”
• Read the sample essay, “Flag Burning.”       
• Review the grading rubric      for this discussion.  

Reflect

• Before drafting your initial post, take time to reflect      on the idea of argument in an academic setting. Think about your own      natural communication style and your typical behavior in an argument. Are      you typically calm and logical when making an argument? Do you tend to      appeal to emotion? Do you often get frustrated when trying to prove your      point? Think critically about your personal communication style and its      effectiveness in an academic setting.

Write (due Thursday, Day 3)

• In 200 to 300 words, describe argument in your own      words. Include the roles of the four basic elements of an argument in your      description. Give an example of an argument you have experienced and      identify the claims, evidence, counterargument, and rebuttal used. 
• If you cannot think of an example from your own life,      you may analyze the persuasive student paper, Flag Burning, from the      Ashford Writing Center instead. You must identify claims, evidence,      counterarguments, and rebuttals present in the student paper.
• Be sure to include any questions or confusion you have      regarding rhetoric, argument, and the Classic/Rogerian styles.

Guided Response (due Monday, Day 7)

• In 125 to 200 words each, respond to at least two classmates.      In each response, address your classmate’s questions and concerns with      information from class and your own research or web search. Then, analyze      your classmate’s description of argument and provide additional      information or share examples of the basic elements of an argument.