World History · Studio 1 · Week 2 — Dig
Read for the Argument
Every source in this studio is someone trying to make you believe something.
8-min Huddle. Model the 3 tiers live on the Pericles line, then release to source work.
The move this week
Digging isn't collecting quotes. It's finding each source's argument, seeing how it's built, and judging whether it holds. Same three moves, every text.
The three appeals — mark them in the margin
Ethoscredibility — "trust me, I would know."
Logoslogic — facts, reasons, evidence.
Pathosemotion — makes you feel it.
The protocol — it climbs the R.9 scale
2.0
Find itWhat's the claim? Where are ethos, logos, pathos?
3.0
Analyze it · targetWhat evidence backs the claim? How do the appeals work together? Who's the audience?
4.0
Evaluate itWhat does the author assume? Where's it weakest?
Let's model it — Pericles, on Athens
"Our government does not copy our neighbors', but is an example to them… its administration favors the many instead of the few."
Claim? Appeal? What does Pericles assume about who counts as "the many"?
✍️ On your Source Annotation Protocol + Source Log now
Studio A & B
Run the three tiers on your first source. Then log it: what it says · what it means · the author's purpose · is it reliable. You need 1 primary + 1 secondary by Friday.
Stuck on a tier? Pull the R.9 skinny before you raise your hand.
Before you leave Dig
Let your question
get sharper.
Most good research questions change in Week 2 — the argument comes from the reading. If your angle shifted, update your Contract.
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