Week 8 Objectives - The Confirmation

1. Review Google account safety info (And always log out of your Google account!)
2. Read this blog post (Make sure to check for hidden text).
3. Read my example confirmation.
4. Write your own confirmation post with the label "classical argument".
5. Start linking to your sources.

This is similar to the body paragraphs we wrote for 5 paragraph essays. The confirmation is where you support and explain your thesis.

Let's review.

What's the most important part of your essay?

Answer: The thesis

What's a thesis?

Answer: The thesis is a single argument your entire essay is based on. 

What's a good thesis?

Answer: A good thesis is clear, direct and a usable argument (For example, "Red is a pretty color" is not a great thesis because nobody especially cares, and it is an opinion most people would not disagree with).


Now that you have a fabulous thesis, how do you support it? What are some of the tools or methods we've used to support theses, arguments and opinions in the past?

My answers: Expert opinions, reliable internet sources, statistics and facts, logical explanations, but there are many different ways you could support your thesis.

As you write your confirmation, you want to keep asking yourself the question, "Why does my evidence support the thesis?" Make sure your reader understands how your evidence and information supports your position. Logically link your evidence to make a chain of reasoning. 

Your confirmation is arguably the most important section of your essay. This is where you will convince your reader that your opinion, your argument, is correct. This is where your persuasive essay will persuade the reader to your side of reasoning. Make it convincing and compelling!

Also, this is where you need to start citing your sources. That means when you use information from someone else (A newspaper, an interview, a statistic) you need to say where that information came from.