Mastering Online Teaching Course

Capstone Project, Mastering Online Teaching Course, “Argumentation Assignment.”
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Module 3: Argumentation
ENGL 1101 – Colwell
Objectives:

By the end of this module, First Year Writing Students should be able to thoroughly and accurately

1. Gather, summarize, synthesize, and explain information pertinent to their argument from various sources within the bounds of their essay.

2. Critique their own and others’ work in written and oral formats.

3. Produce coherent, organized, and valid arguments in essay and web formats.

4. Reflect on what contributed to their writing process and evaluate their own work.


Lectures
“How do I format?” Series:
-Essay
-Annotated Bibliography
-Website/Portfolio
-Academic English
-Peer Reviewing
“Sources” Series:
-Creating a question
-Finding
-Parsing
-Understanding
-Using
-Library
“Audience” Series:
-Understanding
-Writing to various
-Leading “by the hand”
“Plagiarism” Series:
-What is it
-How to avoid it
-Consequences
“Annotated Bib.” Series:
-Understanding
-Structure
-Usefulness/Necessity
“Drafting” Series:
-How to write
-Question Tree
-Moving beyond the 5
paragraph style
-Filling out paragraphs
-Using the AnBib
“Revision” Series:
-Why revise?
-How do we revise?
-Interpreting Feedback
-Editing do’s and don’ts
“Website/Portfolio” Series:
-How to
-Using WordPress
-What’s involved
-Importance of transcription
“Why Argue” Series:
-Why argue?
-How to argue effectively
-What is arguing in academia?
-Using Aristotelian principles
-Using Toulman principles
-Procedural rhetoric
-Visual argument
-Argumentation interpretation
Engagement
PowerPoint Discussion
-Park Benches and
homelessness
-Visual Interpretation/
Argumentation discussion
-See PPT, lecture, IRL
examples
Argument Exercise
-Toulman handout
-Group discussion
-Build an argument
as a class
-See exercise handout,
relevant lecture
Library Assignment
-Go to library/site
-Research as a group
-Use resources
-Write up
-See library links,
student
examples
Question Tree
-Set up beginning tree
-Discuss how to open
up in discussion board
-Use in drafting
-See lecture, student
examples
Gameplay Assignment
-Pick a game from list
-Play
-Dissect argument
-Discuss Procedural Rhet
in discussion board
-See Resource links
Readings Discussions
-Share journal entries
-Discussion board to
understand readings
-See handouts, reading
links
Website Exercises
-Wordpress tutorials
-Examples from prior
years
-See Resource links,
student resources
Readings
Book Chapters
-3, 5, 6, 7: Visual
interpretation,
research, MLA,
writing for
academia
YouTube Videos
-Argumentation playlist
-“A Casual Revolution”
-“Consumption and Naturalism
in Animal Crossing”
-McGonigal, Gray, Consalvo lectures
-“One Button Bayonetta”
Games
-Spent
-September 12th
-McDonald’s Video Game
-Indian Poverty Experiment
Resources
Purdue Owl Handout
-Formatting MLA 8
Transition Game
-How to make transitions
in writing
Plagiarism Game
-Catch all the plagiarising
goblins
Everything’s An
Argument readings
-excerpts from book
GSU Library Site links
-Guide for using library
-Guide for proper research
-Guide for website
Approved student
examples
-Library Assig.
-Question Tree
-AnBib
-Round 1
-Round 2
-Portfolio
-Presentation
-Reflection
Assignments
(55% of overall grade)
Argument:
Round 1 (15%)
-Writing the first
essay
-Peer Review
OBJ: 1,2,3
Argument:
Round 2 (20%)
-Writing a
revised draft
-Peer Review
OBJ: 1,2,3
Portfolio (8%)
-Create a
website which
transforms arg
essay into web
format
-Peer Review
OBJ: 1,2,3,4
Presentation (3%)
-Present changes
to argument and
essay
OBJ: 1,3,4
Reflection Essay (4%)
-Changes made
-Reflecting on essay
OBJ: 1,4
Annotated Bib (5%)
-3 sources
-Explanations for
each
-Peer Review
OBJ: 1,2,3