Class One

Before I start, allow me to introduce our cute, humerous, free-spiritual and knowing-everything instructor:

Prof. Jeremy Kareken

Class One - Feb 16, 2010

1. Why write?

To change people's mind or action.

i.e., to argument, defend, positions...etc...

2. A table:

(I tried so many times to upload the table here...but it didn't work well...so I am just gonna write the key points here)

- Structure of the sentence: subject - verb ; but in content, this would become Charactor - Action - this is very important (it has been stressed many times by Jeremy);

- Structure of Inter-sentence: Topic - Stress; Jeremy talked about this a lot in the later classes - he emphasized that your "Topic" is always in the first six words of a sentence, while what you want to "Stress" is usually in the last six words of your sentence (principle: always tell people your point at the end of the story/email/article/sentence).

An example from one of the class assignments:

(will fill out later)

3. Be Clarity:
minimum words + maximum meaning = clarity

4. Structure of a paper:

Problem Statement - > Claim

Evidence

Reasoning

A+R: Argument + Respond

Warrants (unprovable)

Conclusion

5. How to "Problem Statement"

Five-step format:

I. Status Quo Ante - > sth before things went wrong

II. Destablizing moment

III. The Question

IV. Stakes - why the readers care/why it is important ( think it like if we do this, what?/if not, what?)

V. Answers