Friday, March 22, 2019

Assessing Evidence in Arguments

Are you learning about TYPES of EVIDENCE?

When you are assigned an argument to analyze, you need to assess the argument through its evidence used. Review your textbook for lessons about evidence in arguments (written or visual), and use the three practice sheets HERE to see if you fully understand how to evaluate the evidence in an argument.

Friday, March 8, 2019

Participation Post—Submission Requirements (DB)

The participation post for a Discussion Board assignment is the second post requirement for any assigned discussion board work. All discussion board post assignments will have two parts: initial post and participation (peer response) post. The initial post will be due early in the week, and the participation (peer response) post is typically due over the weekend.

Initial Post—Submission Requirements (DB)

The initial post for a Discussion Board assignment is the first post requirement for any assigned discussion board work. All discussion board post assignments will have two parts: initial post and participation (peer response) post. The initial post will be due early in the week, and the participation (peer response) post is typically due over the weekend: or at the latest, Monday.

Plagiarism Audio Discussion

Plagiarism in the real world

January 10, 200212:00 AM ET

Heard on All Things Considered

Guest Host Melissa Block talks with Thomas Mallon, author of Stolen Words: Forays into the Origins and Ravages of Plagiarism, about the discovery of plagiarism by well-known authors such as Steven Ambrose, and research techniques which should help avoid the problem. (4:30) Stolen Words is published by Harvest Books, April 2001. Mallon is also author of the Mrs. Paine's Garage and the Murder of John F. Kennedy, published this month by Pantheon Books.

To reach the original site where this audio is housed, visit https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1136141?storyId=1136141

Sunday, March 3, 2019

Opioids: A National Crisis

Liberty Journal SUBSCRIBE

Faith & Service

Article available through https://www.liberty.edu/journal/article/opioids-a-national-crisis/

Opioids: A National Crisis

By Mitzi Bible, February 26, 2019

TOWN HALL EVENT LEADS TO MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR LIBERTY TO MAKE AN IMPACT IN THE FIGHT AGAINST OPIOID ABUSE

Essay 3 Cause/Effect Argument

Design and Development Handouts

· Know the Guidelines: Cause/Effect Argument Essay Writing—view the planning, outlining, and development handouts for the cause/effect essay.

· Sample thesis for a causal argument: this handout shows a sample cause/effect THESIS, the break-down of that THESIS, and how the essay would be structured to develop and argue the THESIS.

· Flow, Length, and Content of a Typical Body-paragraph: a specific break-down of what is expected in a well-developed body-paragraph of an argument paper.

· Need Ideas for Cause/Effect Essay??: this handout provides 'spring-board' articles and images to help you think through how you feel about the topic and possible cause/effect relationships. These are not scholarly sources. They are simply readings to help you understand different ideas surrounding the issue.