First, all of you who participated in the Socratic Seminar this morning were impressive. Cudos to all of you! Your excitement was infectious! I have a few suggestions you might want to consider as you begin to create your plan for writing for The Rediscovery of North America . Remember that "mapping an argument" handout I gave you? You might want to try filling that our first. It might help you organize your thoughts. Think also about Lopez's rhetorical purpose for writing. Also, think about identifying the exigence, the rhetorical situation. Some questions to pose: Why did Lopez begin with Columbus's "discovery"? Why did Lopez return to this time period at the end of the essay? How successful is his argument? Why? Remember your thesis, even your tentative thesis must include the title and author's name. I may add more later. Hopefully, something here should hel...
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