COMP 1 Week 1: Knowledge Check Reflection: Identifying Academic Arguments

 Instructions

From pages 718-723 of your textbook, you will answer and reflect upon prompt one in the RESPOND box which asks you to look closely at five passages, each of which is from an opening of a published work. From there, you need to decide which ones provide examples of academic argument. In order to make this determination, you should answer the following questions: 

1. How would you describe each of these passages and what are the key features? 
2. Which is the most formal and academic? And Which is the least formal and/or academic? Please explain how you made this determination using what you have learned from Chapter 17. 

Guidelines

• Reflection must meet a minimum of 500 words in length 
• Original Title at the top of your reflection  "Walker WK1 Reflection" is not original. Try and think outside of the box and pull something unique and individual from our weekly assigned readings
• Assignment will be Assessed using Knowledge Check Rubric