Workshop that works/workshop that challenges

Argument Writing is a workshop that will work for my sophomore classes.  I was disappointed with the essays I received first semester, primarily because they expressed personal opinion with little evidence of research to support the thesis.  The Toulmin model is visual, simple rather than complex, and provides a straightforward framework for my students to use.

Memoir Writing could be a challenge in that I would need a large chunk of time to manage this and do it well.  I liked the idea of the short pieces (name, artifact, Christmas present, etc) and could see this as an alternative to a longer piece.