Identify the main claims made by the writer of the news editorial you’re refuting.
Do more writing to address your point of view about those specific claims. Your job is NOT to address the entire issue, that goes beyond the bounds of the editorial. You should stick to refuting the points made in the news editorial.
When you freewrite, don’t edit yourself. Just let your thoughts flow out into an extended shitty first draft. Writing is a tool that can help you figure out what you know and think and can also lead you to questions that you will need to answer with a little bit of research. Highlight the strongest points that you made in your freewriting over the past two weeks. (This is for your eyes only.)
Do a little bit more research online to learn as much as you can about the issue. This research may serve as your support for your own counterclaims.WHAT YOU’LL BE SUBMITTING:Using the strongest points from your freewriting, craft a claim that is debatable, substantive, and sincere and that counters the claim made by the author of the article you are “talking back” to. You may need to refer to your freewriting from Unit 8 or do some additional freewriting to come up with potential claims. Remember, this is hard work. I usually try writing at least three different claims. Then I decide which one is most substantive, sincere, and arguable (using evidence and reason). Once you’ve developed a rough idea of your claim, you can revise it to make it stronger and clearer.
Compose a tentative full-sentence outline (Links to an external site.) for your Talking Back essay that presents the evidence you will use to support your claims. It may help to create a diagram of your own points as they relate to the other writer’s points.
Please note in your outline the places where you may incorporate your informational research. Give citation information for the articles you’ll reference. The outline can be informal in nature, but should be communicative and help your audience understand the “moves” you plan to make as a writer.
Write a full preliminary draft of your Talking Back argument (about 750 words) based on your outline.
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