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                                                           "They Say, I Say" Blog Post; 3 "Her Point Is"  Throughout chapter two, "Her Point Is" of "They Say, I Say", both Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein create a detailed outlook on how a summary should be done in order to effectively convey the premise at hand. Throughout their overview, they utilized examples such as Martin Luther King Jr. and David Zinczenko to decipher their writing techniques and find ways to possibly refute their writings. Although it's vital to provide facts to the audience in the process of writing a summary, they also stated that the author should include the premise from which the reader may have.  While Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein argued for the balance of writing techniques within a summary, they also provided a cave...

Nicholas Kruzshak  Mr. Fendryk  AP Seminar 102 16 September 2020 They Say, I Say; "They Say"  As for our next assignment in accordance with They Say, I Say , we were to read all of chapter one and answer the exercise questions accordingly. Those questions, exercise one as well as exercise two, referenced both what we had learned in the introductory section and what was recently taught within the "They Say" section of the book. Both exercises in addition to some useful notes are listed below (in chronological order, of course):  Key Notes:  Continuously refer to the point in which counters your argument as it assists the reader in knowing your intent.  Beginning with an agreeable statement may be the best way to lead into your possible minority premise which others may not withhold.  By admitting to other viewpoints, your following argument becomes much more convincing to the now trusting audience.  While utilizing a strategy that aims to debunk a ...

                                                                                                                                                                                        Kruzshak 1 Nicholas Kruzshak Mr. Fendryk  AP Seminar 14 September 2020 ACE Argument Analysis Template (Argument, Claims, Evidence) Title and Author: (Full MLA Citation): Hughes, Teresa A. The Advantages of Single-Sex Education . NATIONAL FORUM OF EDUCATIONAL ADMINIST...

 Although I was not in class as of Friday, September 11th, I did later review my notes in preparation for the next class. These notes included but were not limited to defining a sound academic argument, what deductive and inductive arguments are, what the Line of Reasoning is, and exploring the ACE Framework used to establish a statement. The vast majority of these notes came compliments of the class discussions and class note documents which I dedicated plenty of time to. To better familiarize myself with the content, I took the liberty of defining much of what I  am expected to learn in this brief blog post:  Argument- A series of statements intended to determine the degree of truth of another statement, the conclusion.  Deductive Arguments- An argument that stems its conclusion from its sole reasoning. An example of which would be making a statement that is perceived upon what has happened in the past (historical patterns repeating; reasoning repeating).  Ind...

Listed below is my comprehensive ACE Argument AnalysisTemplete filled with findings included in    ACE Argument Analysis Template (Argument, Claims, Evidence) Title and Author: (Full MLA Citation):                                                                                                     Halpern, Diane F, et al. “The Pseudoscience of Single-Sex Schooling.” Science Magazine , vol. 333, 23 Sept. 2011, feminist.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/pseudoscienceofsinglesexschooling.pdfpp. 1706–1707. A : Does the author have an argument? If yes, what is the main idea? C : What claims/reasons does the author give to support his or her main idea? E : What evidence does the author use to...

 As our AP Seminar class pressed on with subjects such as "Which is The Greatest Movie Franchise", we all began to understand that our opinions could easily be transported into that of an argument as opposed to just a personal preference. That said, our second lesson of AP Seminar focused on more vital attributes of a concrete argument and possibly more important, The Line of Reasoning, a series of claims that can be made that sequentially build into a solid foundation in which your argument can be built upon. After reviewing our basic concepts behind an argument, something which was reviewed last class, we moved onto the structure of an argument that is not only effective in countering others but also in supporting our own claim. As for the main idea, our class used "Why Back to The Future is the best film series of all time", which although contradicted by my beliefs, gave us ample evidence to experiment with. As we progressed onto our reasons and claims, we soon ...

Nicholas Kruzshak Mr. Fendryk AP Seminar 8 September 2020 Within this Blog Post, I include excerpts of what was discussed and performed in class in addition to our true Homework. Both of which dealt with formulating an opinion though in different forms; for starters, our homework only had us discuss what an argument is whilst our classwork was based upon the premise of the "Back to the Future" franchise being the greatest films ever produced. Additionally, we as a class were to read our digital textbook regarding Understanding Arguments . That said, I will begin this Blog Post with my honest argument on whether " Back to the Future is the best film series of all time" stands true for myself.  It goes without saying that the "Back to the Future" franchise was one of the most successful franchises in terms of gross Box Office figures, with the three movies collectively bringing in just under one billion dollars ($961,582,942) throughout its five years of rel...

            Kruzshak 1 Nicholas M. Kruzshak Mr. Fendryk AP Seminar 1 September 2020 Defining QUEST      In an effort to best prepare our AP Seminar class, Mr. Fendryk gave a course outlook document to everyone which outlines what we can expect as we progress through these unprecedented times. More specifically, the document reviewed the expectations which are to be presented in our work while establishing what we should prepare to undergo in the year-long course. The vast majority of subjects covered are in regard to constructive debate and formulating new ideas based on how others may perceive topics in comparison to your own fixed ideologies. In addition to conversing with others regarding contentious topics, we also plan to find ways to better inform ourselves without involving any human biases, which more often than not comes naturally in speaking of any subject. As for today, our class was told to better define the QUEST F...