Day Six Class Notes

The revision of the Wikipedia Debate essay is due by noon on Monday, June 22.
Please send your revision as an email attachment to Michael.Kuhne@minneapolis.edu.

Review the expectations for the revision:

• focused (750 word minimum)


• clear thesis (sub-claims are a plus, but not required)


• focused analytical body paragraphs (claim-evidence-explanation-closing)


• Cite some from the four Wikipedia Debate articles or the three videos that we watched in class AND a Wikipedia page


• Produce a Works Cited page (good faith effort)


• keep it simple and direct

Today's goal

Understand the organization of
the Wikipedia Feature Article Analysis
-- read and discuss

Download the Wikipedia Feature Article Drafting Sheet - we will use this to guide our work today.

Which criteria for a featured article does this article fail to meet?

Create a thesis statement
-- share thesis statement with one other person
-- does it follow the format suggestion in the Wikipedia Feature Article Analysis assignment?
-- is it arguable and focused?

Based on the thesis, what are the claims for the body paragraphs?

Create an outline of the claims for the body paragraphs
--large group discussion

Find evidence in your chosen non-feature article to support each claim

By the end of class, everyone should have a thesis statement, a series of claims supporting the thesis statement, and evidence to support each of these claims

[photo: Chalk Outline by rbieber]