大学英语高级写作教程Unit 5 Critical Essay Writing.ppt

2. Writing Tasks Task 1: Examine the author’s credibility. In your journal/response paragraph/essay/review write what you know or learned about the author. Is it a trustworthy source? Does the author have a bias? ? Task 2:? Examine the author’s attitude. Write a paragraph that explores the attitude of the author. Does the author adopt a serious, scientific, humorous, ironic, argumentative style? Analyse the text and find evidence to support your conviction. ? Task 3: State your position. Write an essay of 300 words stating your position in relation to one of the two essays you have read for this unit. Offer specific examples from your experience and observation. Remember to practice the writing skills of the sampled essay.? Tips for developing critical writing on moral dilemma or conflicts: In no more than ten sentences the first paragraph should sum up the moral dilemma or conflict as well as clearly state your moral rule and moral judgment. You will be justifying, defending, or arguing for your particular moral judgment or rule, so you must be very clear in this review of the critical content. Try to work out how one can best morally resolve the dilemma or conflict in question. Ruggieros method identifies three concerns common to almost all ethical systems: obligations, values, and effects. Choose your best proposal from the list made in brainstorming and then clearly and precisely state your solution to, or judgment of, the dilemma. Choose the normative ethical theory (e.g., Utilitarianism, Kantian, etc.) that best defends your moral judgment and then clearly and precisely argue for the validity of your judgment using your selected ethical theory. This is by far the most important part of this assignment and should make up at least 75% of your paper. Analyse what ethical and/or philosophical objections can be raised about your moral position and the defence of your moral judgment? Be specific. How would you respond