Tuesday, December 23, 2008

NJV rezultati...

...ce biti do kraja godine, tako rekla Elizabeth danas, tako da eto... Rekla je da ce poslati i rezultete testa i listening-a zajedno valjda, pa cu ih okaciti kako ih posalje i kad ih posalje...
I, da, rekla je i da ce poslati writing assignment #2 za grupu od utorka, posto nije prosli utorak rekla sta treba da radimo...

... :)

Savremeni roman - kolokvijum II

To whom it may concern
Drugi (i poslednji) kolokvijum iz Savremenog britanskog romana odrzace se naredne godine, i to 14. januara u 14h u ucionici 26/I. Dobro dosli.
Sto se konsultacija tice, i njih ce biti naredne godine, i to 14. januara, u terminu od 13h, u kabinetu 62/II. I na njih dobro dosli. U medjuvremenu, sva pitanja uputiti mejlom.
Nina

Friday, December 12, 2008

Akademsko_help for assignment 3

  • Write an article for publication in an Internet magazine on one argument topic.
  • The article should be discursive - it should discuss the claim, support, warrants and backing.
  • Include all six parts of Toulmin's argument analysis, putting the main claim at the start of the article.
  • Use four pieces of support (or more if liked), but also give rebuttal for each item of that support; this will make the article balanced, rather than one-sided.
  • Since warrants link support with main claim, separate warrants may be needed for each item of support. Alternatively, a "universal" warrant could apply to all four pieces of support.
  • Ensure the writing flows, is logically ordered (order support from weakest to strongest or vice versa) and makes sense.
  • If preferred, structure the argument so that it does not agree with the claim as given in class.
  • Do include your own opinion on the claim.
  • Do not use the personal pronouns I or we in the argument - the register will be very formal.
  • Use your own ideas and support - citations of other people's ideas, work or opinions are not necessary.
  • A properly discursive argument should be between one and two pages, although slightly less or slightly more could be acceptable.
  • Plagiarising is not acceptable.
  • Include an eye-catching title, your name and index number as a header (all in italics and centred).

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Akademsko_info za article

Warrant: this links the main claim with the support (if you have this warrant); or
make the support data to be unsuitable in favour of the claim (if you don't hold them).

For your analysis, sort out your support first.

Once you have that, try to determine if there is a "universal" warrant that will enable you to link all pieces of support with your main claim (this may or may not be possible, as it depends on exactly what support you consider to be important enough to write about). It may be that each piece of support requires a different warrant.


Sport hunting: More support in favour:
1. In England, for example, people who hunt are involved first-hand with the continuance of their cultural heritage, with its own customs and important traditions, handed down from generation to generation.
2. The philosophical point that Man is a special case among animals, because of our intelligence - this gives us rights which other animals don't have.
3. The Christian point of view that we have dominion over animals.


How many pieces of support are necessary?
Try to include at least four. Use open questions to find support. Once you have your support and warrants sorted out, then think about the last three parts of Toulmin's Argument Theory, and include them. Rebut, by dismissing with reason the support you provide, or attacking the warrant(s).

Remember, rebuttal is not just saying "but I disagree with that", but rather involves logical and hopefully concrete reasoning.


Order
As always, think about the order you present your argument. You can start with what seems the most important support, and work down to the least important, or vice versa. You can present all your support for one point of view, then all the arguments against those pieces of support. You can deal with both aspects of one piece of support at a time (first support positive, first support negative; second support positive, second support negative etc)