Directions: Read/skim the four links under the heading All About Crocs Activity. As you read, consider how the writers argue their point-of view, how they give and what kind of evidence, and how they connect ideas. Then, answer the following prompts:
“In Defense of Crocs”
1. What strategy did the writer use to construct the introduction? The intro isn’t about Crocs; what is it about and why?
2. At what point or why does this essay get boring or scattered?
3. We think, from the title this essay is defending Crocs as a shoe and style, but what is this essay really about? How do you know?
“Crocs Company”
1. What strategy did the writer use to construct the introduction?
2. After reading the paragraphs, how does the writer connect ideas from sentence to sentence and paragraph to paragraph?
3. How does the writer use evidence/quotes?
4. What are three aspects of Crocs you didn’t know or found interesting? Why did this information stand out to you?
5. Is this essay effective? Why or why not?
“Expert Advice”
1. What strategy did the writer use to construct the introduction?
2. What is the argument? How do you know?
3. How did the writer use specifics?
4. How did the writer construct the counterargument? What does the counterargument help you understand?
“The Truth About”
1. What strategy did the writer use to construct the introduction?
2. What is the tone or writer’s voice? Is this professional?
3. How did the writer use numbers? And why use numbers in different ways?
4. What is effective about the comparison section?
5. When I tell you all to pick points that help prove your topic for your body paragraph—how is that advice illustrated in this essay?
6. What is the counterargument?