Wednesday, January 15, 2014

For Thursday's class, begin to draft a "Buy-Nothing Day" essay.

Plan an AP Argumentative essay in response to the 2010 (Form B) Argument prompt about a Buy-Nothing Day:

Question 3
(Suggested time—40 minutes. This question counts for one-third of the total essay section score.)

The first Buy Nothing Day—a day on which people are urged to purchase no goods—was organized in Canada in 1992 as a way to increase awareness of excessive consumerism. A Buy Nothing Day has been held yearly since then in many nations. An online article, “Buy Nothing Day: 2006 Press Release,” urged worldwide acceptance of taking a “24-hour consumer detox as part of the 14th annual Buy Nothing Day” in order to “expose the environmental and ethical consequences of overconsumption” (“Buy Nothing Day,” courtesy Adbusters,www.adbusters.org).

Consider the implications of a day on which no goods are purchased. Then write an essay in which you develop a position on the establishment of an annual Buy Nothing Day. Support your argument with appropriate evidence.

Begin to develop a position in response to this prompt.  List several items of appropriate evidence:  examples that would support your claim.  As you list possible examples, think about the Toulmin warrants -- the assumptions -- that would link each of your examples to your thesis.

Write the lead paragraph of this hypothetical essay:  type it up, print it out, and bring it to class on Thursday.  Also, please bring your list of prospective examples.  We'll finish writing this essay in Thursday's class.

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