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Come up with a broad topic you want to argue about
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Define whether the topic is a problem, solution, focus or direction.
Water is the direction – something that helps us nourish our bodies. – help
Problem – a lot of people don’t like to take water – feeling
Focus – what happens to your body when you don’t take enough fluid – hinder
Solution – I need to give good reasons to convice someone that water is good for their body nutrition –logic
- Plot points at type level
• Define the goal or concern of the essay - the goal is becoming – I want to bring people to a place where they are convinced that water is good for their bodies
• Consequence is obtaining – people will fail to obtain good heath if they don’t start taking water
• Dividends – as one starts to take water, they will feel good about themselves
• Cost - preconscious – for one to develop a habit of taking a good amount of water, they need to give up other fluids, they need to exercise more and do activities that can help start to drink more water
• Requirements – understanding – all you need to do is buy clean bottled water or boil the water you drink, don’t drink un boiled water.
• Prerequisites - Being – one person has to give it a try even if they don’t initially try water, they just have to try it, a habit takes time to build, you just have to start doing it, habit you have to develop the habit of drinking water
• Forewarnings – future – you’re body will begin to feel week over time and get sicker and sicker if one doesn’t take water
• Preconditions - Conscious – talk to a doctor, talk to your parents about the need to be taking water
Essential Questions here
Who is your main character, in this case it is the person we are trying to convince,
The writer is the influence character
MC resolve – change
MC approach – be-er they are a passive character
MC growth – start – they need to start taking water
MC problem-solving style – holistic
Story driver: action – the parents of the main character provide anything their child wants
Story limit – option lock – going without water for a long time will bring you to a point where you will eventually have to drink it when one gets into a place of ill health
Story outcome: Success – I the author hope that my communication will be received successfully
Story judgment: Good – the hope is that the Main character will begin to put the advice to practice because the change in behavior will be for the good of the main character/target audience
Plot progression:
Conceiving – how a lack of enough water can affect someone’s body – despite the fact that someone can feel good about themselves – argued in terms of the physics variations
**1. Instinct **
**2. Senses **
**3. Interpretation **
4. Conditioning
Conceptualizing – developing a plan – 2nd - help one develop a plan on how they can begin to take more water in their daily routines – argued in terms of the physics variations
1. Approach
2. Self interest
3. Morality
4. Attitude
Being – 3rd – you have to keep training yourself to take water until it becomes a habit, flavor your water, work out to improve your body’s need for water – argued in terms of the physics variations
**1. Prerequisites **
**2. Analysis **
**3. Strategy **
4. Preconditions
Becoming – the 4th thing – with time one will learn to enjoy the habit of taking up to 8 glasses of water – argued in terms of the physics variations
**• Wisdom **
**• Skill **
**• Enlightenment **
• Experience
_Note the person being written to plays a certain role, help them to try and imagine who the audience of their speech is using the character development elements _
_This is not an entirely accurate use of Dramatica for planning an argument but the subjective usage of Dramatica in this case has helped me clarify how I will approach the argument I want to make in the essay I intend to write. _
By choosing other story points, I can modify the flavor of the argument with Dramatica.