*Critically read, outline, and evaluate an argumentative piece or pieces of writing, identifying major premises, conclusions, and evidence
*Discuss and evaluate the reading in class or online, identifying major premises, conclusions, and evidence for the various claims.
*Discuss and evaluate in class or online how, why, and where the argument is strong and weak. Provide specific premises and evidence of your own to defend your claims.
*Outline and write a four-to-five page critical response essay to the piece of writing, specifically using “They Say/ I Say” statement templates to argue for or against one or more conclusions or premises in the writing.
Assignment Description: A critique, or critical response essay, is partly an analysis and partly an argument. It first identifies and outlines the main argument or conclusions a chosen persuasive/argumentative piece of writing, its supporting claims or assumptions, its rhetorical appeals, as well as the quality of evidence it uses to support these. It will evaluate the logical strength or validity of its arguments, verify the quality and relevance of its sources and evidence, as well as measure how generally convincing, persuasive, or comprehensive its argument is.
