Agenda Week 4

Practical Argument Readings:

• Chapter 12: “Argument by Definition” (315-350)
• Chapter 11: "Avoiding Plagiarism" (281-311)

Presentations:

• "What is a Definition Essay?" (South Texas College)
• "Avoiding Plagiarism" (University of Tennessee)

Resources:

"Writing the Music Paper" (Dartmouth University)
Writing About Music handout on the Lessons page of our course Angel site.

Discussion Questions:

• Post a YouTube video of a song to the blog.  Use the "Template for Writing an Argument by Definition" (PA 350) to define "good" music and demonstrate how the song is or is not "good."
• Read "The Wife Beater" (PA 322-4) and answer questions 1-4.
• Choose a music review from NPRs Music Review Archive.  Post a link to the review here.  Does the review use any aspects of argument by definition?  Explain where and why you believe definition is or is not used.
• Complete Exercise 12.5 on page 325-6 of PA..
• Post a YouTube video of a song to the blog.  Use the techniques of definition argument to define a certain musical genre.  Use evidence from the song to demonstrate why it is an example of that genre.

Assignment:

Essay 3, due Monday, June 11 at 11:59 pm.
The assignment sheet will be posted to the Lessons page of Angel as Essay 4: Music Definition.

Remember that your essay must be posted before midnight, or the dropbox will close.