INTD 100 T/TH DURBIN 2019

AIM: To successfully prove a clear, specific thesis. The thesis should, obviously, address the prompt given in class. Following directions here, as always, is crucial to receiving a passing grade. ORGANIZATION: An in-class essay is organized into five paragraphs. The first paragraph is the introduction, then comes three body paragraphs, then a concluding paragraph. No more—no less! You will want to make a brief outline before you write your essay .* Make sure the body paragraphs appear in a logical order, not simply the order they came to your mind in. Build on the information as you go. Introductory Paragraph:  Make sure not to take too much time writing in introduction. This paragraph should be about five sentences long (give or take a sentence or two). Provide a clearly arguable, well-qualified, thesis. Body Paragraph One:  Don’t forget to provide clear examples to back up your argument, as well as a topic sentence at the beginning of the paragraph...

For your in-class essay, you may have one page of notes, double-sided.  These notes may be quotations from the book Frankenstein, and brief ideas, may not consist of elaborate ideas or analysis or arguments . You may type or hand write them, and you will turn them in with your essay. Please note that you may not share notes or use another person's notes.You will also not be allowed to use your book during the exam. What should you cull quotes on? I recommend culling quotes on the female companion for the monster. That is the only clue I can give you, but it's a big one! Good luck.

Hi everyone, here is the order of events for the debate. If you have any questions about these, please email me and ask. Note: You will need to turn in your group's paper with your three main arguments, your examples for those arguments, your three anticipated arguments that the other side may hold, your rebuttals to those arguments and your examples to support your rebuttals. It should be typed and double spaced, and should have each of the group members names at the top. Please use complete sentences. Note: Each person on your team will need to speak at one point during the debate. Feel free to divide this up however you like, provided each person shares at least one full argument or one full rebuttal. Debate Order Side 1 presents its three main arguments, with examples - 5 minutes Side 2 presents its three main arguments, with examples - 5 minutes Teams have 3 minutes to prepare rebuttals Side 1 presents its rebuttal to Side 2's arguments - 3 minutes o...

DIRECTIONS: Please answer in complete sentences and take time and care in responding, as you will be graded on your answers. You do not need to write down the questions.  You should address all questions within a given section. Give the notes to the Paper Author when finished. They will hand it in to me next week at the beginning of class on the day your final paper is due, and you will both get credit for the assignment. Important: please do not spend your time during workshop correcting grammar. If you note a problem with grammar, you can spend any extra time at the end of workshop (if you have it) correcting grammar. Otherwise, please just let them know they have an issue, and they can correct it later. 1)  Is the essay's thesis clear? Point out any areas where it could be clearer. Is it arguable? (It should not simply be a statement of facts). Is it well-qualified (specific)? Even if the thesis seems to be specific enough, suggest a way for the writ...

For your rough draft workshop on Wednesday, in order to receive a full score, you must do the following: 1) Precisely follow the Rough Draft Guidelines Template provided in the top sidebar of the blog 2) Your rough draft must be at minimum three full pages, typed and double-spaced 3) You must include an additional Works Cited page as a fourth page, which lists your four outside resources (fairy tale version, and three library sources) 4) You must integrate examples from the sources into your rough draft as the template dictates 5) You must print and bring two *hard* copies to class -- no computer copies allowed without prior approval by me The paper does not need to be perfectly polished and it is expected that you will continue working on it after the workshop. However, if you fail to follow the guidelines above, you will not receive a full score for the paper.

Ten minute exercise. Exchange papers with a peer. Read their thesis statement aloud to yourself. Are there any clunky words, or areas that you fumble over? If so, circle them. Note any areas where the language could be more specific and clear. Did they forget any important details, such as the title of the fairy tale version they are writing about, or the author? What questions do you have after reading the thesis? Write them down. Rewrite the thesis in your own words. Hand the paper back to the author.

A thesis statement should be specific, clear, and clearly arguable. For this paper you will want to make sure your thesis statement explains what specifically your fairy tale represents about its time period/culture. Make sure to add qualifying language into your thesis, in order to make it as specific as possible. If you focus in on the phrase ''sort of,'' then you have picked up the qualifying language . Qualifying language is when a writer or speaker uses words that make a statement less or more certain. For example: Alissa Nutting's Brother and the Bird , a US revisionist tale of The Grimm's The Juniper Tree , deals with the contemporary issue of religious fantacism. Connections can be drawn between the mother in the story and modern-day religious fundamentalists who violently indoctrinate their children with their religious views.  Another example: Angela Carter's The Company of Wolves is a contemporary feminist revisionist version ...