What attitude does the author have about this issue? How does he express his opinion about this topic?

Paper #2 Due April 2 at 11:59PM

Your second paper asks that you demonstrate your ability to understand an argument as well as understand how an argument works. You will select to speak about any one of the following essays outlined below. Your task in this essay is to tell me what the essay does and how the essay does it. For example, if we look at the essay of Lee and Grant, we might argue that the essay establishes America as a country of divided opinions as well as one of decency and respect. We might go on to argue that the essay illustrates this idea through the presentation of two drastically different and celebrated heroes of the Civil War. The remainder of my essay might continue to explain how the author drives his point home by using the final meeting of Lee and Grant to show that decency is the hallmark of a great country.

Please notice that although I am speaking about the text of Lee and Grant, I am not simply giving a summary of what the author said. I am explaining the agenda of this piece, and then I am explaining how the author went about presenting that agenda. Please also note that this essay should not be a summary of the text, although you will be required to summarize or quote a point or place in the text or in order to put your reader in context.

Your task for this paper is to select one of the essays below and to write a 2- page paper explaining what the piece does and how it does it. I do not want a research paper. Points will be deducted for research used, nor do I want a plagiarized paper from the Internet. I want your own words and your own thoughts about the what the text does and how it does it. I would like you to maintain a singular focus in your argument and connect your sentences so that they logically build from one another. I would like a mature and thoughtful discussion about what lies beneath the surface of the text.

Your essay must be an argument — not a list of facts — about the text. The point of this essay is to show that you are capable of developing a logical and reasonable argument based on facts and reason. You have been given discussions and examples that focus on how to examine a text. You will ask yourself what argument just the text make, and how the text makes that argument. You will explain the value of the text beyond the words on the page.

Questions to ask yourself:

1. What topic does this text explore?

2. What attitude does the author have about this issue? How does he express his opinion about this topic?

3. What evidence from the text can I use to support my argument?

4. How can I elaborate on this argument? In other words, what do I have to say that it’s important to relevant to this argument, without becoming too self-indulgent and making the text about me? What do I have to add to the topic expressed — not the plot.

* Please remember that I do not want a summary of the text. You might, however, use a summary for your introduction, so you can provide your reader with context before you move to your thesis and your analysis. I want you to explain to me the message that the text communicates and how he communicates that message.

You will select from one of the following essays for your paper:

Straw in metamorphosis

A few words about breasts

Shooting in elephant

Once more to the lake

A man without a country

Basics of the Paper (If you miss any of these basic requirements, you cannot receive an A. Please read carefully. )

Two full pages (You may stop anywhere on Page 3. You cannot stop on page 2, and you cannot start halfway down on Page 1. Page 1 includes your title in the center, your name and date on left hand, and the beginning of your discussion. I do not want a cover page.)
double space
12 font
indent paragraphs
underline thesis — this must be a claim about what the text does and how it does it
title in the center of your page (your title cannot be the title of the piece)
name and date on the left hand side of the page
Please do not use secondary sources. I want only your thinking
Please also know that if you plagiarize, you will fail the class. Plagiarism also includes using papers that have been submitted to other instructors.
Please also know that I do not want any research. I just want your ideas substantiated by the text.
Please do not use second person and do not use first person. You will lose one letter grade for doing so.

Grading Criteria

Did you follow directions? (If you have not followed all of the basic directions, you will not receive an A)
Do you have a clear thesis that explains what the piece does? A thesis is not a summary of the piece.
Are your paragraphs focused to one specific issue?
Have you used the text appropriately in your writing to help make your argument?
Are your sentences clear and grammatically appropriate?
Do your paragraph carry ideas over in order to develop them?
Have you done more than simply summarized the text? (Please note that a simple summary will result in a failure. We are beyond the skill of simply summarizing.)
Have you explained the agenda of the text and how the author carried out this argument.Paper #2 Due April 2 at 11:59PM

Your second paper asks that you demonstrate your ability to understand an argument as well as understand how an argument works. You will select to speak about any one of the following essays outlined below. Your task in this essay is to tell me what the essay does and how the essay does it. For example, if we look at the essay of Lee and Grant, we might argue that the essay establishes America as a country of divided opinions as well as one of decency and respect. We might go on to argue that the essay illustrates this idea through the presentation of two drastically different and celebrated heroes of the Civil War. The remainder of my essay might continue to explain how the author drives his point home by using the final meeting of Lee and Grant to show that decency is the hallmark of a great country.

Please notice that although I am speaking about the text of Lee and Grant, I am not simply giving a summary of what the author said. I am explaining the agenda of this piece, and then I am explaining how the author went about presenting that agenda. Please also note that this essay should not be a summary of the text, although you will be required to summarize or quote a point or place in the text or in order to put your reader in context.

Your task for this paper is to select one of the essays below and to write a 2- page paper explaining what the piece does and how it does it. I do not want a research paper. Points will be deducted for research used, nor do I want a plagiarized paper from the Internet. I want your own words and your own thoughts about the what the text does and how it does it. I would like you to maintain a singular focus in your argument and connect your sentences so that they logically build from one another. I would like a mature and thoughtful discussion about what lies beneath the surface of the text.

Your essay must be an argument — not a list of facts — about the text. The point of this essay is to show that you are capable of developing a logical and reasonable argument based on facts and reason. You have been given discussions and examples that focus on how to examine a text. You will ask yourself what argument just the text make, and how the text makes that argument. You will explain the value of the text beyond the words on the page.

Questions to ask yourself:

1. What topic does this text explore?

2. What attitude does the author have about this issue? How does he express his opinion about this topic?

3. What evidence from the text can I use to support my argument?

4. How can I elaborate on this argument? In other words, what do I have to say that it’s important to relevant to this argument, without becoming too self-indulgent and making the text about me? What do I have to add to the topic expressed — not the plot.

* Please remember that I do not want a summary of the text. You might, however, use a summary for your introduction, so you can provide your reader with context before you move to your thesis and your analysis. I want you to explain to me the message that the text communicates and how he communicates that message.

You will select from one of the following essays for your paper:

Straw in metamorphosis

A few words about breasts

Shooting in elephant

Once more to the lake

A man without a country

Basics of the Paper (If you miss any of these basic requirements, you cannot receive an A. Please read carefully. )

Two full pages (You may stop anywhere on Page 3. You cannot stop on page 2, and you cannot start halfway down on Page 1. Page 1 includes your title in the center, your name and date on left hand, and the beginning of your discussion. I do not want a cover page.)
double space
12 font
indent paragraphs
underline thesis — this must be a claim about what the text does and how it does it
title in the center of your page (your title cannot be the title of the piece)
name and date on the left hand side of the page
Please do not use secondary sources. I want only your thinking
Please also know that if you plagiarize, you will fail the class. Plagiarism also includes using papers that have been submitted to other instructors.
Please also know that I do not want any research. I just want your ideas substantiated by the text.
Please do not use second person and do not use first person. You will lose one letter grade for doing so.

Grading Criteria

Did you follow directions? (If you have not followed all of the basic directions, you will not receive an A)
Do you have a clear thesis that explains what the piece does? A thesis is not a summary of the piece.
Are your paragraphs focused to one specific issue?
Have you used the text appropriately in your writing to help make your argument?
Are your sentences clear and grammatically appropriate?
Do your paragraph carry ideas over in order to develop them?
Have you done more than simply summarized the text? (Please note that a simple summary will result in a failure. We are beyond the skill of simply summarizing.)
Have you explained the agenda of the text and how the author carried out this argument.Paper #2 Due April 2 at 11:59PM

Your second paper asks that you demonstrate your ability to understand an argument as well as understand how an argument works. You will select to speak about any one of the following essays outlined below. Your task in this essay is to tell me what the essay does and how the essay does it. For example, if we look at the essay of Lee and Grant, we might argue that the essay establishes America as a country of divided opinions as well as one of decency and respect. We might go on to argue that the essay illustrates this idea through the presentation of two drastically different and celebrated heroes of the Civil War. The remainder of my essay might continue to explain how the author drives his point home by using the final meeting of Lee and Grant to show that decency is the hallmark of a great country.

Please notice that although I am speaking about the text of Lee and Grant, I am not simply giving a summary of what the author said. I am explaining the agenda of this piece, and then I am explaining how the author went about presenting that agenda. Please also note that this essay should not be a summary of the text, although you will be required to summarize or quote a point or place in the text or in order to put your reader in context.

Your task for this paper is to select one of the essays below and to write a 2- page paper explaining what the piece does and how it does it. I do not want a research paper. Points will be deducted for research used, nor do I want a plagiarized paper from the Internet. I want your own words and your own thoughts about the what the text does and how it does it. I would like you to maintain a singular focus in your argument and connect your sentences so that they logically build from one another. I would like a mature and thoughtful discussion about what lies beneath the surface of the text.

Your essay must be an argument — not a list of facts — about the text. The point of this essay is to show that you are capable of developing a logical and reasonable argument based on facts and reason. You have been given discussions and examples that focus on how to examine a text. You will ask yourself what argument just the text make, and how the text makes that argument. You will explain the value of the text beyond the words on the page.

Questions to ask yourself:

1. What topic does this text explore?

2. What attitude does the author have about this issue? How does he express his opinion about this topic?

3. What evidence from the text can I use to support my argument?

4. How can I elaborate on this argument? In other words, what do I have to say that it’s important to relevant to this argument, without becoming too self-indulgent and making the text about me? What do I have to add to the topic expressed — not the plot.

* Please remember that I do not want a summary of the text. You might, however, use a summary for your introduction, so you can provide your reader with context before you move to your thesis and your analysis. I want you to explain to me the message that the text communicates and how he communicates that message.

You will select from one of the following essays for your paper:

Straw in metamorphosis

A few words about breasts

Shooting in elephant

Once more to the lake

A man without a country

Basics of the Paper (If you miss any of these basic requirements, you cannot receive an A. Please read carefully. )

Two full pages (You may stop anywhere on Page 3. You cannot stop on page 2, and you cannot start halfway down on Page 1. Page 1 includes your title in the center, your name and date on left hand, and the beginning of your discussion. I do not want a cover page.)
double space
12 font
indent paragraphs
underline thesis — this must be a claim about what the text does and how it does it
title in the center of your page (your title cannot be the title of the piece)
name and date on the left hand side of the page
Please do not use secondary sources. I want only your thinking
Please also know that if you plagiarize, you will fail the class. Plagiarism also includes using papers that have been submitted to other instructors.
Please also know that I do not want any research. I just want your ideas substantiated by the text.
Please do not use second person and do not use first person. You will lose one letter grade for doing so.

Grading Criteria

Did you follow directions? (If you have not followed all of the basic directions, you will not receive an A)
Do you have a clear thesis that explains what the piece does? A thesis is not a summary of the piece.
Are your paragraphs focused to one specific issue?
Have you used the text appropriately in your writing to help make your argument?
Are your sentences clear and grammatically appropriate?
Do your paragraph carry ideas over in order to develop them?
Have you done more than simply summarized the text? (Please note that a simple summary will result in a failure. We are beyond the skill of simply summarizing.)
Have you explained the agenda of the text and how the author carried out this argument.Paper #2 Due April 2 at 11:59PM

Your second paper asks that you demonstrate your ability to understand an argument as well as understand how an argument works. You will select to speak about any one of the following essays outlined below. Your task in this essay is to tell me what the essay does and how the essay does it. For example, if we look at the essay of Lee and Grant, we might argue that the essay establishes America as a country of divided opinions as well as one of decency and respect. We might go on to argue that the essay illustrates this idea through the presentation of two drastically different and celebrated heroes of the Civil War. The remainder of my essay might continue to explain how the author drives his point home by using the final meeting of Lee and Grant to show that decency is the hallmark of a great country.

Please notice that although I am speaking about the text of Lee and Grant, I am not simply giving a summary of what the author said. I am explaining the agenda of this piece, and then I am explaining how the author went about presenting that agenda. Please also note that this essay should not be a summary of the text, although you will be required to summarize or quote a point or place in the text or in order to put your reader in context.

Your task for this paper is to select one of the essays below and to write a 2- page paper explaining what the piece does and how it does it. I do not want a research paper. Points will be deducted for research used, nor do I want a plagiarized paper from the Internet. I want your own words and your own thoughts about the what the text does and how it does it. I would like you to maintain a singular focus in your argument and connect your sentences so that they logically build from one another. I would like a mature and thoughtful discussion about what lies beneath the surface of the text.

Your essay must be an argument — not a list of facts — about the text. The point of this essay is to show that you are capable of developing a logical and reasonable argument based on facts and reason. You have been given discussions and examples that focus on how to examine a text. You will ask yourself what argument just the text make, and how the text makes that argument. You will explain the value of the text beyond the words on the page.

Questions to ask yourself:

1. What topic does this text explore?

2. What attitude does the author have about this issue? How does he express his opinion about this topic?

3. What evidence from the text can I use to support my argument?

4. How can I elaborate on this argument? In other words, what do I have to say that it’s important to relevant to this argument, without becoming too self-indulgent and making the text about me? What do I have to add to the topic expressed — not the plot.

* Please remember that I do not want a summary of the text. You might, however, use a summary for your introduction, so you can provide your reader with context before you move to your thesis and your analysis. I want you to explain to me the message that the text communicates and how he communicates that message.

You will select from one of the following essays for your paper:

Straw in metamorphosis

A few words about breasts

Shooting in elephant

Once more to the lake

A man without a country

Basics of the Paper (If you miss any of these basic requirements, you cannot receive an A. Please read carefully. )

Two full pages (You may stop anywhere on Page 3. You cannot stop on page 2, and you cannot start halfway down on Page 1. Page 1 includes your title in the center, your name and date on left hand, and the beginning of your discussion. I do not want a cover page.)
double space
12 font
indent paragraphs
underline thesis — this must be a claim about what the text does and how it does it
title in the center of your page (your title cannot be the title of the piece)
name and date on the left hand side of the page
Please do not use secondary sources. I want only your thinking
Please also know that if you plagiarize, you will fail the class. Plagiarism also includes using papers that have been submitted to other instructors.
Please also know that I do not want any research. I just want your ideas substantiated by the text.
Please do not use second person and do not use first person. You will lose one letter grade for doing so.

Grading Criteria

Did you follow directions? (If you have not followed all of the basic directions, you will not receive an A)
Do you have a clear thesis that explains what the piece does? A thesis is not a summary of the piece.
Are your paragraphs focused to one specific issue?
Have you used the text appropriately in your writing to help make your argument?
Are your sentences clear and grammatically appropriate?
Do your paragraph carry ideas over in order to develop them?
Have you done more than simply summarized the text? (Please note that a simple summary will result in a failure. We are beyond the skill of simply summarizing.)
Have you explained the agenda of the text and how the author carried out this argument.

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