The purpose of the pre writing assignment is to set the expectations of the Professor throughout the semester when submitting essay assignments. Nevertheless, in each activity there were several templates that briefly described what to do vs what not to do. In addition, to videos and a sample essay that showed a thorough format of how to write the correct essay. Furthermore, it described the introductions to correctly citing authors when using supporting quotes from the short story or poem to support the argument within the thesis statement as well as when to use the quotation marks for the supporting statement. Additionally, correctly citing the author(s) on a separate cite page. Consequently, how to correctly write out a thesis statement which should be a “statement” and not an “announcement”. The pre writing assignment was very informative and it gave all students the information that’ll support them through the entirety of the semester.
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Hello Tondalia, I shared a similar thought in my response. I found it extremely helpful that Professor Conway included so many different materials and tools for us to utilize. I found the thesis PowerPoint particularly interesting since there is an engagement factor in choosing what is a “strong or weak” thesis. Professor Conway definitely setting her expectations of what our work should reflect early on.
Thanks for jumping in early. It sounds like you close paid attention to the supporting materials, such as the thesis statement powerpoint and the citation guides. Arriving at a clear thesis statement is everything. If you know what you want to say, you can probably find a way to say it. Try to be very specific in these discussions though. What is the purpose of the pre-writing assignment? What story is involved? What about the literary critique and the student sample essay?