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Structuring and Delivering Academic Arguments

THM401 · Academic Writing and Research Skills — Week 11 of 16

CourseTHM401
Week11 of 16
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This week’s topics

Structuring and Delivering Academic Arguments

  1. Thesis statement formulation
  2. Organizing supporting evidence
  3. Paragraph transitions and synthesizing sources
  4. Drafting argument structures for set topics
  5. Structuring an argument

What you will be able to do

  • 4.3 Suggest an argument structure for a given topic.

Activity

Start with this week’s video, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: suggest an argument structure for a given topic.

Study materials

Videos

  • Structuring an argument · YouTube · Akademiskt skrivande/Academic Writing · 5 min · for registered students
  • Structuring an argument in writing · YouTube · Mark Saunders on Research Methods · 10 min · for registered students
  • Academic reading and writing in English Part 10: Building logical arguments · YouTube · Leiden University - Faculty of Humanities · 11 min · for registered students
  • Arguments in thesis and research writing · YouTube · cecile badenhorst · 8 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Writing Guide with Handbook, ch. 10.5: Writing process – creating a position argument · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 327–342 · for registered students
  • Writing for Success, ch. 9.3: Organizing your writing · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 353–358 · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Introduction to Academic Research and Writing
  • Week 2: Academic Writing Conventions
  • Week 3: Types of Academic Research
  • Week 4: The Research Process
  • Week 5: Sources of Information and Data Classification
  • Week 6: Foundations of Critical Thinking
  • Week 7: Critical Thinking Skills and Argument Evaluation
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Components of a Reliable Academic Argument
  • Week 10: Deductive and Inductive Reasoning
  • Week 11: Structuring and Delivering Academic Arguments
  • Week 12: Applying Academic Writing and Research Skills in practice: …
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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