Task 1. Create Word Wheel.

1.			According to the authors, there are two strategic formats that essayists can use to persuade their readers. Read the first paragraph of this section on page 365 of the text and determine the two formats. Create a word wheel (see Appendix) for each format and fill in the information presented in the paragraph.

Task 2. Add to Word Wheel.

2.			Begin with the word wheel for la exposición. Scan the next two paragraphs in this section for information on la exposición and add that information to your word wheel.

Task 3. Summarize. Briefly summarize what you have discovered about la exposición as a persuasive strategy. What are some examples of the expository format?

3.			Summary:
4.			Examples:

Task 4. Add to Word Wheel.

5.			Now work with the word wheel for el argumento. Extract information on el argumento as a persuasive strategy from the next paragraph in this section, on page 366 of the text, and add that information to your word wheel.

Task 5. Summarize. Briefly summarize what you have learned about el argumento as a persuasive strategy. What are some examples of the argumentative format?

6.			Summary:
7.			Examples:

Task 6. Scan and Elaborate.

8.			Scan the second full paragraph on page 366 for any additional information on either la exposición or el argumento that you can add to your word wheels. Elaborate on your summary of each format with the new information.

Task 7. Define. The following terms represent strategic approaches that essayists can use to formulate their argument. Based on your work in the previous tasks, you should be able to define the terms without referring to your notes. First define them from memory, then consult your notes to confirm and elaborate on each definition.

9.			la hipótesis o las premisas:
10.			los razonamientos o las proposiciones:
11.			la tesis o la conclusión:
12.			los teoremas:
13.			los axiomas:

Task 8. Explain.

14.			What do the authors mean by the last sentence in the paragraph you read in Task 6? What does it imply for the reader of the essay? "Sin embargo, en los mejores ensayos el hábil autor no vacila en emplear armoniosamente exposición y argumento, así como cualquier otro recurso no literario... "

Task 9. Compare.

15.			The chart on page 366 of the text lists examples of expository and argumentative formats. Compare that list to your examples of la exposición from Task 3 and el argumento from Task 5. Note which ones you included and which ones you overlooked, and add the formats you overlooked to your list of examples.