“Know Your Enemy.” -- Sun Tzu

Paper 2 Assignment

Paper 2 Assignment

F. A. C. T.

Behold the Power of Three!

Behold the Power of Three!

Behold the Power of Three!

Behold the Power of Three!

Behold the Power of Three!

Behold the Power of Three!

Behold the Power of Three!

Behold the Power of Three!

Behold the Power of Three! LOOK FOR LOOSE CHANGE

Using the Power of Three in your Paper

Paragraphs have a beginning, middle, and end The topic sentence comes at or near the beginning. 2. The succeeding sentences explain or establish or develop the statement made in the topic sentence. 3. The final sentence either emphasizes the thought of the topic sentence or states some important consequence. From Strunk’s Elements of Style

T. E. A. T: topic sentence E: evidence A: analysis

T. E. A. T: The United States is no longer the shopping center of the world. E: The Mall of America, once the world’s largest mall, is no longer in the top ten. A: This shift in buying power will undermine our ability to compete in the new global economy.

1. Aristotle’s Act Structure 2. T.E.A. paragraph construction 3. Pieces of evidence per paragraph

Assignments Start Paper 2 due next week Elements of Argument: 25-44, 157-180 Read and post one editorial Discussion Board (2) Read No. 10 from Strunk’s Elements of Style Concision and Technical exercises TBA