The prewriting assignment is mainly for us to use the provided tools properly to improve the quality and organization of our essays. Starting with Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s and ‘The Handsomest Drowned Man’ and Dean Rader’s scholarly article, we have examples of a primary source and a secondary source, respectively. These readings will serve as foundational support for our thesis statement in the essay. However, when presenting our thesis statement, we need to be mindful of the key principles for structuring it correctly and avoiding common mistakes. As presented in the first PowerPoint, a thesis statement is a single sentence that clearly articulates the main idea of your essay. It should neither be a question, a simple fact, nor a simple announcement of the topic. Additionally, there is another PowerPoint that explains how to effectively use quotations to support your arguments in the essay. It’s important to keep in mind that it’s not only about inserting quotes without relevance or coherence. The quotes should align with the overall topic of your essay. Finally, we have a student sample as supplementary material to help us identify whether the prewriting assignment guidelines were followed. By referring to the format video and illustration, we can easily identify mistakes in the sample, such as incorrect font usage, no indentation at the beginning of paragraphs, and extra spaces between paragraphs. These observations will help us ensure that our own essay follows the proper formatting requirements. I definitely believe that the prewriting assignment is really important. Analyzing, reviewing, and following the prewriting assignment is crucial for meeting the requirements and consistently achieving our goals for this course.
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Thanks for the comprehensive answer, Diana. Please be sure to put your name in the title of your post. Thank you!
Good evening Diana!
I as well thought that we had to be mindful of our thesis statements and how crucial it can be to have a strong thesis statement. I loved that you highlighted that in your discussion post because it is the core of what an essay is all about, and many can get confused about what a thesis statement can be. A thesis statement will allow the writer not to stray from the main idea and ramble, which I tend to do, it is straight to the point of what to expect in the essay and should never be formulated as a question, statement, or observation. This leads to the part where you mentioned how the resources provide a structure, format, and guideline that’s crucial to successfully writing a clear and concise essay and I completely agree; as long as all requirements are achieved in the pre-writing essay I’m confident anyone will be able to move forward with a better understanding of how to write an essay.
Hello, Im agree with you the author use the correct and proper way to elaborate the good essay.
Socorro, Please review the length requirements for comments to others.