Grad Writing Week 9

Lesson Plan Week 9

Hour 1

Attendance and review (5)


Last week 
  • midterm exam
  • two weeks ago, a quiz
  • started a new section of writing about arguments and ideas
This Week
  • hand back quiz
  • quick review of midterm exam
  • talk about schedule
  • talk about final project
  • introduce new writing concept – warrants
  • some feedback on past writing

Quiz (10)

Value - 10%
Comments and some suggested answers here.

Midterm exam (10)

Value 25%
Comments and some suggested answers here.


Schedule (10)

  • Week 9: April 24 - class (today, warrants)
  • Week 10: May 2 - class (inferences, warrants and arguments)
  • Week 11: May 9 -  no class (election day)
  • Week 12: May 16 - class (last new writing assignment, hypothesis and argument)
  • Week 13: May 23 - class (last day to hand in writing for feedback)
  • Week 14: May 30 - class (8 presentations)
  • Week 15: June 6 - no class (holiday)
  • Week 16: June 13 - make up class (7 presentations, exam review)
  • Week 17: June 20 - final exam


Conclusion: 6 classes left (including today and make up class, excluding final exam day)


Writing Project (15)

Now it's time to introduce the main project for this class. It is called the Moral Dilemma Project.
  • Week 14: May 30 - 8 presentations
  • Week 16: June 13 - 7 presentations
    There will be sign up list for you to choose a date and time.
    • Hand out random moral dilemma problems.



    Hour 2

    Introduction to warrants (25)

    • What is a warrant?
    • Why do you need them?
    • How to create them?

    Click here to review the slide show.



    Practice Exercise #1 (15)

    What's the warrant?

    Practice Exercise #2 (15)

    Read the short story called Alligator River.

    • Work with a partner to answer the questions.
    • Rank the character from the best person to the worst person.
    • Make an argument for your rankings.


    Hour 3

    Electric Car Analysis (15)

    Complete this old exercise. Analyze the TV commercial about an electric car.

    • Describe the argument and warrant.
    • Evaluate the argument (is it believable, true)



    Number 2 Exercise (20)

    Analyze this TV commercial - Think Different
    • Describe the argument and warrant.
    • Evaluate the argument (is it believable, true)

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