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Deborah Gandenberger and Jean Wolph, Louisville Writing Project for NWP CRWP, funded by the Department of Education, inspired by an
LDC module by Deborah Gandenberger, templates developed by Beth Rimer and Linda Denstaedt and including slides created by Leanne
Bordeleon
Jean Wolph and Deborah Gandenberger,
Inquiry Questions
Argument of Fact:
Do women have equal rights
with men? Why or why not?
Argument of Policy:
--Should women have equal
rights with men?
--What should be done about
womens rights, if anything?
Argument of Value:
--Which woman in history
made the greatest contribution
to equality and why?
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Example of Countering
Acknowledge the opposition, then refute it:
While many people think ____, the research actually
shows
Or summarize the opposition, then give your
case:
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Take notes on the claims made.
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Second viewing,
Add any additional notes you missed last time
AFTER viewing: Well discuss what we learned.
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fighting world poverty and hunger in Africa
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What do you think about womens rights now?
Argument of Fact:
Do women have equal rights
with men? Why or why not?
Argument of Policy:
--Should women have equal
rights with men?
--What should be done about
womens rights,if anything?
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Sentence Starters
According to Danielle Paquette in an article titled, 2058:
The year American women might see equal pay,
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book is A Strange Stirring: The Feminine Mystique and
American Women at the Dawn of the 1960s. Readers may
send her email at coontzs@evergreen.edu.
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VIP Notes
(Very Important Post-It Notes)
each color
Yellow=Important New Info
Blue= Things that strike you
or challenge your thinking
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Agree
Sentence Starters
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Lets Review!
Lets Review our Notes & previous writing on the
Womens Rights
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But this
fact really
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I now
believe