PointCounterpoint

PointCounterpoint Due: Wednesday November 25. [|APA format. Go to Owl.org] Take an opinion article from //Sports Illustrated, Time, Newsweek or Vanity Fair// and counter the argument made. [|Link to SI article]

[|Higher ed article]

[|The ick of powerpoints article] [|Presentation ZEN link]

Process for writer: 1. Read article(s). Look at 3 different ones. Make copies of all 3. 2. Re-read the article you have chosen. 3. Mark up the article with where arguments could be made for/against thesis. 4. Compose your article. Your essay will not have to follow five-paragraph format. (In fact, please don't for this assignment). 5. Even though these articles are brief, there are many that point out significant life lessons. 6. Final article should contain sentence patterns of your choice (3), phrase of your choice (4) and a **coordinate** and a **subordinate** paragraph.

A, B. B. B.
 * What is coordinate sequence? Think back to Craig's If, If, If sequence.**
 * Sample Paragraph **

A. My apartment is disorderly around midterms because I am stressed.

B. Books are stacked up on tables, on top of cabinets, and even on the floor—wherever I last read them or set them before bedtime at 2 a.m. B. Also, the kitchen table generally has notebook paper, pens, clips, and used staples spread across it, leftovers from the papers I've been writing or the notes I've been recopying to meet last-minute deadlines or to study for tests. B. My bed remains unmade each morning as I dash out of the house barely in time to make it to class after only a few hours sleep. B. The kitchen sink is half full of dishes when I wake up because by the time I get to bed I'm too sleepy to wash them. B. Worst of all, the trash is lined up in three or four bags next to the kitchen door because it can't be my priority. (Robbins 114)

A. B. C. D.
 * What is a subordinate sequence?**

= Sample Paragraph = A.Preschool teachers across the nation are concerned about the surge of pretend "violent" behavior they are witnessing on playgrounds as a result of the newest Power Ranger blitz. B. Three-year-olds don't seem to recognize that they can hurt each other by performing Power Ranger kicks and hits. C.Injuries occur more frequently than they have over previous superhero stunts, partly because unlike Superman and Batman, these are animated superheroes who are also "regular teenagers" (actors) during part of the show. D What appeals to the children most is this ability to "transform" into figures who can do only what animated heroes do. E The resulting confusion between reality and fantasy when children think they can be animated characters is dangerous because real children cry and bleed. (Robbins 114)