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Stasis and Source Theory in Academic Writing

This document outlines a lesson plan to teach students about incorporating stasis theory into academic writing. It will introduce the four elements of stasis theory - facts, definition, quality, and policy. Students will learn how to apply these elements to analyze an assigned article about Mexican and U.S. immigration policies. They will assess where each stasis element is presented in the article. The lesson involves a brief history of stasis theory, examples of how to use the four questions, analysis of the theory in assigned readings, and having students determine where each element appears in the given article.

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Stasis and Source Theory in Academic Writing

This document outlines a lesson plan to teach students about incorporating stasis theory into academic writing. It will introduce the four elements of stasis theory - facts, definition, quality, and policy. Students will learn how to apply these elements to analyze an assigned article about Mexican and U.S. immigration policies. They will assess where each stasis element is presented in the article. The lesson involves a brief history of stasis theory, examples of how to use the four questions, analysis of the theory in assigned readings, and having students determine where each element appears in the given article.

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Stasis and Source Theory in Academic Writing

Learning objective:
● Students will learn how to incorporate stasis theory into their writing process
● Students will be able to use the pre writing process of stasis theory and learn to
apply that to research
● Students will be able to analyze an article and determine where the 4 elements of
stasis theory are presented

Materials:
● PowerPoint
● Computer and monitor
● Student assessment quiz (my responsibility)
● Paper and pen to take notes (students)
● Assigned readings by the professor
○ FW: “From Synthesis to Researched Argument,” 149-154
○ FW: “Invention: Generating Ideas with Stasis Theory,” 201-202;
○ Mbue, 108-193
● Extra readings assigned by me:
○ The Use of Stasis Theory in Rhetoric:
https://www.aresearchguide.com/stasis-theory-in-rhetoric.html
○​ ​“We’ve seen this coming’: Why migrant children are dying in Border Patrol
custody”
https://www.businessinsider.com/why-migrant-children-dying-border-patrol-custo
dy-2018-12

Time estimate:​ 25-30 minutes presenting the coursework


Outline of Lesson:
1) Learning objective (00:00 - 00:03)
a) Present what we are going to be learning today to class
2) Brief history of stasis theory (00:03 - 00:06)
a) Greek origins (Aristotle and Hermagores)
3) Why is stasis theory important to academic writing? (00:06 - 00:11) minutes)
a) 4 questions
​i)​ ​Examples of how these 4 questions can be used

4) Stasis theory in Fearless Writing textbook


5) Incorporation of stasis theory into the assigned article (00:11- 00:20)
a) Facts
​i)​ ​What are the facts?

​ii)​ ​Is there a problem or issue?


iii)​
​ Can it be changed?
​

b) Definition
​i)​ ​What exactly is the problem/issue?
​ii)​ ​What are the parts and how are they related?

c) Quality
​i)​ ​How serious is the problem or issue?
​ii)​ ​What happens if we don’t do anything?

d) Policy
​i)​ ​Should action be taken?
​ii)​ ​What should be done about this problem?

6) Analysis of article (Mexican/U.S. Immigration Policies) (00:20 - 00:30)


a) Analyze Facts
b) Analyze Definition
c) Analyze Quality
d) Analyze Policy

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