While Essay II focused on formulating an arguable thesis, the thesis for this assignment is somewhat built-in and should be much more easy to discover; the focus here will be on providing effective support for that thesis.
The topics and skills we will cover include the following:
- Academic vs. other types of writing
- Types of appeals: ethical, emotional, logical
- Reasoning and fallacies
- Locating sources
- Evaluating sources
- Integrating sources
- Documenting sources
I will give you formal instructions for Essay III soon; for now, here is a general idea: You will be asked to choose a contemporary artwork (defined broadly to include literature, music, film, painting, sculpture, dance, theater, architecture--virtually any act of cultural expression) that you feel to be among the most important in existence. In other words, what work has the greatest value to humanity? You will make the case that your chosen work is indeed among the world's most important and support your claim with examples from outside sources.
Details will be provided soon. For now, choose a work you want to write about, and begin some informal research to educate yourself about your work and its context. Don't wait. Be prepared on Tuesday to talk and/or write about your choice.
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