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Week 1 – Assignment

Creating a viable thesis statement is a secret of success in academic writing. When creating a thesis, remember that you are trying to persuade a reader of a point. Having an insightful argument is going to lead to a more interesting paper. Consider David Williams’ description of a strong thesis (Williams, 2004.):

In anything you write, you need to be making an argument. This doesn’t have to be an angry confrontational argument. Nor does it have to be profound. But there must be some point to it all, some message you are trying to get across. If you cannot imagine anyone disagreeing with what you’re are saying, then your paper is not an argument. A paper saying the sky looks blue on a sunny day is not an argument. A paper arguing against wife-beating or racism is equally pointless. Who would disagree? You need to go beyond safe conventional moralisms and say something. Instead of merely denouncing wife-beating, argue that alcohol taxes ought to be raised to pay for federally funded women’s shelters. That’ll get you into an argument in any bar in America. (p. 13)

Williams, D. (2004). Sin boldly!: Dr. Dave’s guide to writing the college paper (2nd ed.). New York: Basic Books.

Choose one of the essay topics listed below; develop a tentative thesis statement that clearly articulates an original argument about one of the listed topics and gives clear direction and purpose to the paper. Include three topic sentences with two accompanying subtopics that develop the essay’s central premise. Follow the template below for this assignment.  Please work to refine your thesis statement and topic sentences. Your instructor is the final arbiter of what constitutes as a well-written thesis statement.

Please note: this is the first of a series of cumulative writing assignments that will end with the completion of the Final Paper.

Topics:

·       Explore the interplay between rhythm, imagery, and metaphor in the work of Langston Hughes. Focus on five poems.

 

Template for Step 1 of the Final Paper:

·       Topic: ____________________

Tentative thesis: _____________________

Topic sentence 1: ____________________

·       -Subtopic 1a: _____________________________________ 

-Subtopic 1b:_____________________________________

·       Topic sentence 2: _______________________________________

·       -Subtopic 2a: ____________________________________ 

-Subtopic 2b:_____________________________________

·       Topic sentence 3: _______________________________________

·       -Subtopic 3a: ____________________________________ 

-Subtopic 3b:_____________________________________

 

*Be sure to cite your primary text (the play / poem / story with which you are working.) Cite your resources in text and on the reference page.

 

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