Work through the list without notes. If you cannot do a statement, follow its link, then come back. Guide = study guide; Practice = practice questions.
Understanding
- I can explain what it means to enter an ongoing conversation by engaging positions already argued. (Guide: “Arguments arrive in a conversation that has already started”; Practice question 1)
- I can explain why ignoring the conversation weakens an argument. (Guide: “Arguments arrive in a conversation that has already started”; Practice question 2)
- I can explain why a fair representation of other positions strengthens my own. (Guide: “Step 2: represent other positions fairly”; Practice question 3)
Skills
- I can map positions by claim, reasoning, evidence and assumptions. (Guide: “Step 1: map the conversation”; Practice question 4)
- I can choose signal verbs that fit what a source actually does. (Guide: “Step 2: represent other positions fairly”; Practice question 5)
- I can place my own claim as agreeing, disagreeing, qualifying or adding something new. (Guide: Worked example 1; Practice questions 6 and 7)
Reasoning
- I can explain how a writer’s paragraph enters a conversation and what it adds. (Guide: Worked example 2; Practice question 7)
- I can find where the real disagreement lies among several positions. (Guide: Worked example 1; Practice question 6)
- I can analyse how a public-domain text, such as the Declaration of Sentiments, enters a conversation by echoing and changing an earlier text. (Guide: “A public-domain example of entering a conversation”; Practice question 8)
All ticked? Move on to the Topic 9.2 study guide, Evidence that Supports, Complements or Contradicts a Thesis.