Compare and contrast the treatment of people with AIDS in the play with that of people who have Covid-19 now. To what degree does having the disease confer stigma on its victims and why?
A substantial introduction that provides a context for your ideas.
A strong, clear thesis that explains the consequence of your idea and that addresses who should care about your idea.
Detailed use of quotations from the play and analysis of those quotations.
Research for Topic 1: Use 4 outside sources—major newspapers, two (2) from the time period of the play’s setting about AIDS, and two (2) from now about Covid-19.
Paragraphs that argue points—think of these as mini-theses that help convince people of your thesis.
Correct MLA in-text citation so your readers can follow along with your ideas.
A conclusion that does not only repeat the thesis—your ideas are important. How/why do the ideas you draw out in your paper affect other issues?
Your own ideas about the text and your own take on how and why these ideas are important. This can show up in the ideas themselves, the way you write, the way you decide to organize: your paper should be distinctively you.
1250-1500 words. (5-6 pages). Do not write for a word count: write to say what is important to you.
An MLA Works Cited page
Guidelines for your detailed outline and thesis:
Make sure you set the context for your paper. What will you need to establish? Usually you do this right up front at the start of the paper.
Write a strong thesis that argues a position, that tells us why that position is important, and that tells us who your audience is.
Given that thesis, break it down into elements you will need to address or prove.
Then decide the order of those elements.
Make sure that each element is in a separate paragraph. Anchor each paragraph in a mini-thesis that argues a point (vs. describes something). Include your mini-theses for your paragraphs.
For each para, cite passages from the text, and include the page number
For each para, ask yourself if you need to pull from outside research. If so, add your research and briefly describe why that research in that para.
Keep moving through steps 5-7, returning to the thesis in step 3, when/if necessary.
As you work on your outline, you might decide you need to add another para, or add information. That’s absolutely fine.
What will you say in your conclusion? Do NOT simply repeat what you’ve said and rephrase your thesis. Maybe write a call to action? Or maybe link the issues you’ve discussed to a larger issue?
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