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Honors English 2 Final

Honors English 2 Final. You will compose an argumentative essay using multiple sources. The Prompt. The issue of chivalry is one that we have discussed in depth this semester. My question to you: Is heroic chivalry alive today or has it disappeared?

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Honors English 2 Final

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  1. Honors English 2 Final You will compose an argumentative essay using multiple sources.

  2. The Prompt • The issue of chivalry is one that we have discussed in depth this semester. • My question to you: • Is heroic chivalry alive today or has it disappeared? • Note: I’m not talking about courtly love, but instead am discussing heroic nobility, traits, and actions. • Take a position either YES or NO and use sources to prove it.

  3. Sources • You have several articles that have been provided to you. • Additionally, you can use the links to the two videos on the next two slides.

  4. Videos • Video 1: • http://holykaw.alltop.com/ted-talk-dont-wait-to-be-a-hero-video • Citation: • Bezos, Mark, perf. TED Talk: Don't Wait to be a Hero. TED Talks, 2011. Web. 15 May 2013. • Note: This video is a little over 4 minutes long. It is on the subject of small acts being heroic. It is told by a volunteer firefighter. • Video 2: • http://www.ted.com/talks/philip_zimbardo_on_the_psychology_of_evil.html • Citation: • Zimbardo, Philip, perf. TED Talks: Philip Zimbardo: The Psychology of Evil. TED Talks, 2008. Web. 15 May 2013. • Note: This video is over 23 minutes long. It is told by a former president of the American Psychological Association who has written several books on the psychological criteria and processes for evil. He has also served as an expert witness during the Abu Ghraib trials and is the initiator of the controversial Stanford Prison Experiment, which explored this area of human psychology. Warning: the video does contain graphic images. Also, you may not have time to watch the entire video. You must finish your final during this class period.

  5. Draw the reader in. Set up your claim (argument)by providing background information. Explain the issue or theory. State your claim at the end of the paragraph. Introduction

  6. Write your Introduction Below

  7. Prove your argument. Usually this is one paragraph, but you can break it up if you need to. Topic Sentence Explain the Topic Sentence Introduce evidence State evidence as a quote with citation (Author #) Explain evidence State Evidence Explain State Evidence Explain Concluding sentences to back up what you have proven Supporting Evidence Paragraph #1

  8. Write your Supporting Paragraph Below

  9. Prove your argument. Usually this is one paragraph, but you can break it up if you need to. Topic Sentence Explain the Topic Sentence Introduce evidence State evidence as a quote with citation (Author #) Explain evidence State Evidence Explain State Evidence Explain Concluding sentences to back up what you have proven Supporting Evidence Paragraph #2

  10. Write your Supporting Paragraph Below

  11. Prove your argument. Usually this is one paragraph, but you can break it up if you need to. Topic Sentence Explain the Topic Sentence Introduce evidence State evidence as a quote with citation (Author #) Explain evidence State Evidence Explain State Evidence Explain Concluding sentences to back up what you have proven Supporting Evidence Paragraph #3

  12. Write your Supporting Paragraph Below

  13. Anticipate the reader’s objections. Make yourself sound reasonable and objective. Address possible arguments that the reader could pose against your own argument. Insert them and then refute them. End the paragraph by reasserting your own claim. Counterargument Paragraph

  14. Write your Counterargument Below

  15. Remind readers of your own argument and supporting evidence. Restate your overall claim and the details you used to support it. Conclusion Part 1

  16. Write your Conclusion Part 1 Below

  17. Illustrate that you have thought critically and analytically about this issue. Explain why we should care about your paper. What is its significance? Why is it important to you as the writer or to me as the reader? What information should I take away from this? Remember, no new information or quotes in the conclusion. Conclusion Part 2 “So What”

  18. Write your Conclusion Part 2 Below

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