Tuesday, March 27, 2018

3/28: Workshop for Essay 2

Class

1. Thesis Workshop:

Responses to your thesis statements HERE
  • I will group you with others to compare your thesis and choose one to write on the whiteboard for feedback. 
  • If you did not write a thesis, write it now. I may be able to group you with others who did not do so too.
Criteria to consider for the evaluation of theses:
  • Does it address the prompt? Here is the prompt for Essay 2: 
  • Is it an argument?
  • Is it concise?
  • Is it clear?
  • Is it sexy? 
  • (Optional) Is it a map of the paper?
2. Create: A document to write Essay 2 in your Google Drive folder
3. Begin drafting Essay 2. You should have a complete draft by Monday, April 9.

For next class
  • Begin reading George Orwell's Nineteen eighty-four (reading packet, pp. 47-61) and complete the 7Ws
 Instructions for how to turn in Essay 2: When you have completed the writing process, turn in