Welcome
Warm up:
 Describe how you break a
writer’s block (you know,
when you just can’t seem
to get started…)
 How do you get started?
 Are there techniques that
you use to come up with
ideas?
 Have you ever done a
free write?
 I will check HW during
Warm-up
03.19.10
Homework/announcements:
Check HW during Warm-up
Essay assignment
Topic/Goals
•Explore and discuss the
Format/outline of
argumentative essay
•Share and develop ideas
for essay
Today’s Agenda
1.Share Warm-up
2.Go over Homework
1. Work-Shopping an idea
3.wrap up
Welcome
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again!
03.19.10
Homework/announcements:
Check HW during Warm-up
Essay assignment
Topic/Goals
•Explore and discuss the
Format/outline of
argumentative essay
•Share and develop ideas
for essay
Today’s Agenda
1.Share Warm-up
2.Go over Homework
1. Work-Shopping an idea
3.wrap up
Lets go over homework
Purpose for reading: By reading this article, you will have a better
idea of how to write an effective philosophy paper, also known
as an argumentative paper.
A. Answer the following question set:
a) Make a list of a minimum of 5 suggestions or tips the author gives in
order to write a good philosophical/argumentative paper.
b) Why does the author suggest making several drafts of the paper?

What questions should you consider?
c) How is this type of writing different than a 5-paragraph essay?
B. Fill out graphic organizer attached to reading.
Work-Shopping
an idea
Lets share our outlines and thesis statements and
see if they work…
Homework review:
List and describe the following items:
 What terms and ideas that need to be defined
 3 reasons why your thesis is correct
 Objections to reasons
 Why objections are not correct
Think about your essay using
our homework!
 Section I: thesis
 State thesis
 Section II: Terms
 List terms and ideas that need to be defined
 Define terms and ideas
 Section III: Reasons/argument
 Reason(s) why your thesis is correct
 Just one or two sentences describing it
 Section IV: objections
 1-3 sentences describing objections to reasons
 Section V: refute objections
 1-3 sentences describing why objections are not correct
Do not answer with a simple
yes or no!
 Section I:
 How does the thesis make sense? Is it clearly defending or
attacking Free will or Determinism?
 Section II:
 Can you think of any other terms or ideas that need to be
defined?
 Has the author clearly defined those terms and ideas well
enough?
 Section III:
 Are these good reasons that can be explained using section II?
 Section IV:
 How realistic are these objections? Come up with some other
objections to section II and III
 Section V:
 How did the author refute the objections?
Good bye
Wrap up:
 Questions, comments,
concerns?
03.19.10
Announcements:
None
Homework
Write rough draft.
 Draft must include
everything but
introduction.
 State thesis at top of
paper.
 Must have a
conclusion.