Discussion
Humanities
Step 1 Choose an article.
Please choose any one article from Practical Argument chapters 1 – 4.
Step 2 Critically read the article and complete the PACES worksheet.
Read and annotate the article and complete the PACES worksheet.
Step 3 Answer Questions in Practical Argument
Please answer the checklist questions on page 102 for the article you choose.
Step 4 Post your response to the discussion board.
Submit the answers to the checklist in paragraph form as your discussion board post along with the attached PACES worksheet to the discussion board.
Step 5 Read and respond to other students’ posts.
Read other students’ posts and respond to at least two of them. In addition to any other comments you may have, respond to the following:
Do you think the thesis was well-supported?
If you had to offer a critical writing opinion of the text, what would you tell the author to revise?
Use your personal experience, if it’s relevant, to support or debate other students’ posts. If differences of opinion occur, debate the issues professionally and provide examples to support opinions.
Please respond to at least two (2) classmates.
Note: I will send you the two classmates post after you send me the answer to post it first.
- Please note that posting all, or the majority, of your replies on the last day of the discussion after 6:00 pm will be considered for point deduction since this greatly decreases the interaction and impact of your posts.
- Interaction is the key to a productive and meaningful discussion between you, your peers, and your instructor, so your goal and approach should be meaningful interaction rather than meeting minimum point requirements.
