Prewriting and Organizing Classical Arguments

~How do you establish your position?

• stake holders: Who is impacted by this question and why does it matter to them? What might they say?
• Personal perspective

~How do you articulate and support a thesis?

• Explain the conclusion of insight you have read. 
• Identify the reasons why.  

~How do you identify supporting evidence or/and reasoning?

• Anecdote/ case studies 
• Current events 
• History 
• Groups?individual society 
• Literature/film 
• Hypothetical Examples

~How do you organize and draft the argument?

• Identify and articulate: Claims, stake holders, evidence, contentions, and refutations