We reviewed the overview of analytic writing in your textbook. In this discussion we established that causal analysis generally answers a question about relationships between causes & effects. We talked about the "parts" a cause-effect paper would need to include to meet its purpose, and listed them ( these were listed for a second time in the assignment sheet we developed for the homework assignment).
We also talked (quickly) through two of the sample analytic papers in your text book. Discussion of the essay on i-pods/technology emphasized that the organization (form) of your essay should be guided by the audience and purpose of your essay. In this essay, the writer argues against the "old fogeys" - who are also probably his primary readers; therefore he meets counter-arguments first (addresses causes/effects that may seem important but can be explained another way). Discussion of the speed limit essay illustrated the importance of looking at your focus in a way that is sufficiently complex to really explain (as opposed to appearing to explain) the relationships you are analyzing.
We spent the rest of class viewing and analyzing the video of a mock session between A (tutor) and S (student). We wrote a list of observations detailing what "happened" in the session - noting what seemed to be cause/effect relationships - and then watched the video again. After the second viewing we wrote a list of cause/effect questions that you might use as a focus for the homework assignment.
We then developed the criteria for the homework assignment:
Homework assignment=> due Tuesday, Nov. 9, as an email attachment.
Purpose: write an analytic essay with a focus for analysis that answers a question about cause effect relationships within the mock-session in the video.
Criteria (what the essay should include):
1. detailed (focused) descriptions of the cause effect relationships you will analyze
2. discussion of and claims for how the cause/effect relationships in the session "worked" as well as how they relate to your focus
3. clear statement of what the analysis shows (with respect to tutoring)
4. support for discussion & claims in 2.
Length: This essay should about a page but no more than a page and a half. The purpose of the assignment is to give you practice developing a cause/effect analysis so you can get some feedback on how you are doing before you work on the final project.
To keep this paper short - your paper should include a clear statement of your focus, a description of the cause/effect relationships you will analyze, and a conclusion. State them clearly - but you do not need to elaborate. For the analysis itself = analyze only 1 of your examples /claims. The other examples/claims to develop your analysis can be listed - but you don't need to develop the support.
Portfolio: I will be grading your portfolios over the weekend and you will have a second "grade-so-far" on Tuesday.
Reminders and answers to questions asked in class:
1. When you have a graded draft with comments => post that draft (rather than the ungraded copy).
2. The persuasive essay will be graded not only on form and content, but also on the quality of your revisions => so it is essential that you post successive drafts.
3. If you want me to "re-grade" earlier assignments - (work turned in with the first "grade-so-far" portfolio ) - make a note of what you want me to grade on the home page. Without a note requesting a new grade - I will not know that I needed to re-read earlier work and I will use the numbers from the first time you turned in your work.
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