CDQing to Philosophical Argumentation

1: After vocabulary, you received your Botton CDQ prompts back and your class averaged 6.45! Overall tips would be to incorporate a hook (which may include exemplification or clarification of the subject matter), utilize multiple examples that are thoroughly explained and provide further understanding of your claim, use body paragraph organization via topic sentences that encompass the idea, and include a counterclaim and rebuttal to flesh out the argument.

Following this analysis, you began work on your latest CDQ. Choose from the three pre-writes (learning, success, mothers) and construct a full essay utilizing argumentation and exemplification techniques. The deadline for this essay is Thursday at 2:45 p.m and it is to be handwritten (AP test is less than 3 months away). You will turn in the three pre-writes for completion credit as well.

And, don't forget to arrive to class with 3 specific questions regarding your writing. This may be specific to our current prompt or general in mechanics, organization, and style. We will have brief meetings before launching into a surprise tone quiz.

2 & 7: After vocabulary, we began work on the new CDQ, utilizing one of the three pre-writes you completed over the weekend.  Choose from the three pre-writes (learning, success, mothers) and construct a full essay utilizing argumentation and exemplification techniques. The deadline for this essay is Thursday at 2:45 p.m and it is to be handwritten (AP test is less than 3 months away). You will turn in the three pre-writes for completion credit as well.

And, don't forget to arrive to class with 3 specific questions regarding your writing. This may be specific to our current prompt or general in mechanics, organization, and style. We will have brief meetings before launching into a surprise tone quiz. You will also receive your Botton CDQ prompt.

4: After vocabulary, we worked on the newer form of AP argumentation writing - what I like to call the philosophical argument prompt. For instance, we close read the 2012 test prompt, which features two abstract nouns and the construction of a relationship between ideas. Then, you completed an organizational chart to help understand the concept, formulate the relationship, state your claim, select evidence, write warrants, and select a counterclaim with evidence. For class tomorrow, you will need to arrive with the chart completed. A little secret -- you will be writing the essay tomorrow -- in 30 minutes. While that sounds challenging, you already have all the elements ready to go. We will then look at rangefinders for this prompt and analyze how other students have completed this task.

And, to make the next few days even more fun, there will be a surprise tone quiz and review of your multiple choice test. I can't wait to see how you did on your first multiple choice adventure.