Assignment

My topic is: Technology: Educational Tool or Distractor?

Milestone One Worksheet

Use the guiding questions below to help you develop the Introductionsectionand Parts A, B, and C of the Presented Argument section of your final project.The more rigor and detail that you put into answering these questions and drafting your responses in paragraph form, the more you set yourself up for success on the final project, your critical essay. First, answer each of the questions below to draft your ideas. Then, complete the Outline for Writingsection, using your answers to the questions to help you draft a paragraph response for each of the two sections below.

I. Use the following guiding questions to help you draft the Introduction section of your final project.

A. Provide a brief overview of your topic.

i. What is the premise or premises for the argument?

ii. Why is the topic being discussed?

iii. What is the conclusion?

B. Describe any personal connection that you may have to the topic.

i. Why is this topic of interest to you?

Outline for Writing

The topic I have chosen to focus on for my final project is _____. To summarize, thetopic presented in this article is about _____. The premise or premises for the argument is/are _____. This topic is relevant and being discussed because _____. The personal connection I have to this topic is _____. This topic is of particular interest to me because .

II. In this section, you will begin to explore the argument in your chosen artifact. You will uncover the logical structure of the argument.

A. Describethe argument made by the article and artifact.

B. Identify the key facts, research, or resources the argument is based on.Provide as many examples as possible to support your identification, as this will help you with your final project.

C. Describe the logic and reasoning used to advance the argument.

i. Considering the premises and conclusion, what logic and reasoning is used to advance the argument?

ii. What questions are left unanswered? Describe any gaps or weaknesses present in the logic and reasoning used to advance the argument.

Outline for Writing

The argument being made by my chosen article/artifact is _____ (be sure to use some detail to describe the argument being made). This argument is based on the following key facts, research, and/or resources: _____ (be sure to provide specific examples). The logic and reasoning used to advance this argument is _____. Considering the premises and conclusion that are advanced in the article, the logic and reasoning used to advance the argument is _____. I have the following questions that are not answered by the article: _____?Therefore, a gap or weakness in the article is _____.