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aCTIvITy 2.17
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organizing and revising your argument
7. When you write your essay for Embedded Assessment 2, use the Writer’s Checklist below to get feedback from others in your writing group and to self- edit before finalizing your essay draft. Also, use the Language and Writer’s Craft suggestions as you consider revising your essay for effective use of language.
Writer’s Checklist
Use this checklist to guide the sharing and responding in your writing group.
IDEAS
The writer has a clear claim (thesis).
The writer supports his or her claim with logical reasoning and relevant evidence from accurate, credible sources. The writer effectively uses appeals to logos and pathos.
The writer addresses counterclaims effectively.
ORGANIZATION
The writer clearly introduces the claim at the beginning of the argument. The writer organizes reasons and evidence logically.
The writer effectively uses transitional words, phrases, and clauses to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among ideas.
The writer provides a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument presented.
USE OF LANGUAGE
The writer effectively and correctly embeds quotations and paraphrases clearly to strengthen evidence and create convincing reasoning.
The writer uses a formal style, including proper referencing to sources to express ideas and add interest. The writer uses precise and clear language in the argument rather than vague or imprecise vocabulary.
my Notes
Language and Writer’s Craft: Shifts in Voice and Mood
As you write and revise, recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in voice and mood.
Use verbs in active or passive voice and in the conditional and subjunctive mood to achieve particular effects (e.g., emphasizing the actor or the action, expressing uncertainty or a statement contrary to fact).
Check Your Understanding
Summarize the process for researching and presenting an argumentative essay. Include the steps in the research process and descriptions of the elements of an argument.
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