Write a critical analysis of the book. Here are some suggested questions you might answer in your paper. You are not, however, limited to just these questions. • What is the author’s overriding thesis? How does the author prove his/her thesis?
***You’ll want to pay special attention to the author’s central argument(s) or “thesis,” the primary idea or ideas the author is trying to convey and convince the reader to accept. What is the author trying to convince the reader
Practicum Journal HIT170 – Midterm Practicum Name: _Marie Santamaria_ Professor: _Anna Lattu_ Each week, you will complete a journal entry using this Practicum Journal. You will submit the completed Practicum Journal in Week 8. Each entry must include: * A list of activities completed during the week * How many hours spent on each activity * One to two paragraphs reflecting upon your activities and experiences during the week. What did you learn during the week? Describe your thoughts about these experiences.
In a paragraph, discuss how these three essays meet the criteria for literary nonfiction. Use specific information from the content of the unit and quotations from the readings. Literary nonfiction is a form of storytelling as old as the telling of stories. It is a form that allows a writer both to narrate facts and to search for truth, blending the empirical eye of the reporter with the moral vision. The first essay written by Jaschik meets the criteria for literary nonfiction because it discusses the huge controversy of plagiarism and how it affects literature today.
Write a complete sentence that explains each of the main points you want to make in your essay to support your thesis. Point #1: Example: Direct Quote: (include page number): Point #2: Example: Direct Quote: (include page number): Point #3: Example: Direct Quote: (include page number): Name______________________________ Period________ Short Story Write rough draft in class on: Wednesday, April,
The Rhetorical Triangle Sunderman/1A Three important elements come into play when creating any kind of argument. These are illustrated by the rhetorical triangle: Logos (Message) Argument or Media Ethos (Author) Pathos (Audience) Logos: Rational or Logical Appeals. Appeal to logical reasoning ability of the audience through use of facts, case studies, statistics, experiments, logical reasoning, analogies, anecdotes, authority voices, etc. Are writer’s claims reasonable? Is there sufficient evidence to support those claims?
Focus, however, on responding to one prompt. Form: This essay must be an analytical or argumentative essay. It requires a thesis as the last sentence of the brief introduction and topic sentences that start each paragraph. Avoid summary and explanation: At no point in this essay, including in the introduction, should you summarize or explain what the writer is saying. Format: For all of your essays, double space, use one inch margins, and use a 12 point Times New Roman
Homework Assignment 4 (10pts): Due at the beginning of class on Thursday April 19, 2012. Assignment: Choose ONE of the articles assigned and provide a critical review/critique. This paper should be no more than 2 pages; double spaced; 12pt font; Times New Roman; include a header (name, date, course); page numbers; and title. Your assignment will be to respond to ONE article to do the following: 1) Summarize the article in your own words. (who; what; when; where; why; how)—3pts.
Homework: Each week students will be expected to read the essays to be covered. In addition, a response paper of approximately 250 words based on your reaction to one of the essays in the chapter must be submitted. A response paper is due approximately once a week, but you must submit your response paper prior to the discussion of the essay in class. Students are expected to bring a clean copy of the draft they are working on to class on the date a draft is due. Should the student NOT bring a draft, he or she will lose 10 points off the final essay
3) Discussion Questions for Week 1 (posted on Cougar Course site for this class.) Log in at <http://cc.csusm.edu> WEEK 2 Monday, Sept.2 NO CLASS MEETING, CAMPUS CLOSED Read before Wednesday: Give Me Liberty! , Ch. 2: Beginnings of English America, 1607-1660 Wednesday, Sept. 4 Read before Friday section meeting: 1) Hollitz, Ch. 2, "The Primary Materials of History: Childhood in Puritan New