You've Been Drafted, Take 2: September 11, 2017

Focus: How do I use evidence to make my argument?

1. Warming up with three good things

2. Improving our writing with Grammar You Must Know, Lesson #1: S-V Agreement

3. Offering you a brief mini lesson on using evidence: quoting, paraphrasing, and leading in (click HERE for the slides)

4. Using your annotated bibliographies for your cited evidence

Option 1: Try making a comment on each statistic/quotation/fact you might bring in.

• Will it be in quotations or paraphrased? 
• Are there any areas where you need to do some more research? Make yourself a note.

Option 2: Copy and paste directly into your outline or draft

• Either paraphrase or leave in quotations. 
• Go ahead and CITE it right now (will save you time later).

3. Drafting, drafting, drafting with a focus on using and leading into your evidence

***If you need ideas on what to focus on in your paragraphs, click HERE for the class-generated guidelines.***

HW:
1. Continue working on your draft based on today's lesson; focus on choosing compelling evidence and leading it to smoothly.

2. Complete rough draft due Wednesday by the end of class.

3. Open-note mini quiz on Grammar You Must Know, Lesson #1 this Friday.