Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Arguing about your nonfiction topic!

Thinking back to when we argued about a school-related topic, we followed a procedure to help us.  To start off, we had to create an argument.  Then, we broke down the argument into misconceptions and then truths.  From there we turned all of this into a paragraph.  Here's my sample:

Argument:  Dali is one of the most creative artists of all time.

Misconception:  Salvador Dali was just weird and had no actual talent.

     Truth:  Dali also drew classical paintings and portraits with incredible detail.

Misconception:  Salvador Dali's work is too hard to understand.

     Truth:  Dali's art makes you feel a certain way and that's the key.

     Truth:  Dali painted with symbols that were repeated in his work.

     Although some people might disagree, Salvador Dali is one of the most creative artists.  The first reason is that he had a very detailed and classical style.  This didn't always show through because people just concentrated on how weird he was and how strange his paintings could be...

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