Check-point and Argument...

1.  Attendance.

2.  Evaluations

 3. Calendar Check... Heads up!

4.  Journal-  What's an issue that you care about enough to do something about?

5.  Next Essay and Notes.

6.  Essay Format-
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I.  Intro with 7-10 sentences. 

Thesis is last sentence and should be a statement of opinion with 3 main points.

II.  First body paragraph-- 3 facts.

III.  Second body paragraph-- 3 facts.

IV.  Third body paragraph-- 3 facts.

V.  Conclusion... restate and sum up.

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7.  Logos, Pathos, Ethos.
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Logos:  Convincing using logic.  For us, mostly facts.

Pathos:  Convincing using emotion.  Use sparingly.

Ethos:     Convincing through the author's character.   
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8.  Requirements....

Works Cited.  MLA format.  5 Sources.  Biased, etc.

9.  HW-  Come to class with a topic, and a justification for that topic, like the one below.

My Justification as a model of your HW-

      For my first argumentative essay, I'm choosing to focus on Vietnam Veterans and the lack of services offered to these Americans.  This essay matters to me because my father is dead due, possibly, to a lack of support services for returning veterans.  When he died at the age of 44 from drug and alcohol abuse, I felt lost and confused, so maybe helping others or finding ways for others to get help, will prevent another from feeling how I felt.  This matters to others because most of us know someone who has returned or will return from war.  In fact, as we go through life, we'll meet more and more people affected by their service, and as these people become our friends and family members, we'll want them to have the services my father didn't.  What's more, as a society, we owe those who were willing to enlist the proper services upon their return so that they can integrate themselves back into our world and become a part of what we love in America.  This is interesting because PTSD is something that has recently become part of our national conversation, and some of the soldiers who, unfortunately, experience PTSD commit crimes or other atrocities.  I believe services will help our veterans, and I think we should start by helping those who may not have access to services in the past.  It's never too late to start.