Its not about you
Article- “its not about you” by David Brooks
Writing Process:
Annotate the selected text in the margins. The annotations should identify the main points of each paragraph and identify the divisions of the article. Also indicate whether information is history, definition, examples, thesis, proposal, etc..
Identify the divisions of the article. Outline the article.
Identify the authors thesis and where it is stated in the article.
Based on the authors thesis, develop your thesis by agreeing or disagreeing with the authors.(3rd paragraph)
Create a proposal regarding what action should be taken regarding the topic of the article. You may also create a proposal regarding what the author could have included in the article to make it more persuasive.(4th paragraph)
Identify another article on the same topic and print.
Annotate the second article in the margins.
Requirements: The essay should be in the 4-paragraph format : introduction (bibliographic information, authors thesis, rhetorical situation); summary (divisions, explain each section of the essay, major points, terms, examples, research); response (evaluation of the article, agree or disagree with the authors thesis); conclusion: proposal for issue, projection for issue, incorporate external research.
The essay is to be type-written, 12-font, 2-3 typewritten pages.
The essay must be based on one of the articles listed below and one other article on the same topic.
The essay must utilize MLA format
This is an example of how the professor wants it. She is very particular.
Outline
I) Introduction (introductions should not have more than 3 sentences)
Bibliographic information – The article title of article was written by authors full name____ and published by __title of publication___ on __date_______.
Authors thesis Jones argues/contends that
Your thesis- This essay will present a summary of the article, a response to the authors thesis , and a proposal to address the issue.
II) Summary (1- 1 1/2 pages) –
This article can be divided into ___ sections. In the introduction, Jones discusses. In the next section, he presents In the third section, Jones.
In the fourth section, the authorIn the conclusion, Jones.(Bittman).
III) Response ( 1- 1 pages) –
I agree /disagree with Jones thesis that . One reason isAccording to Robert Blake in his article New Exploration, , .(Blake). .. Another reason is.(Bittman) . A final reason is ( both articles, personal experience, general knowledge)
IV) Proposal ( – 1 full page) – In conclusion, a major proposal to address the issue of free tuition is to develop a law that grants free tuition to all state residents. The state would Students would be required to .. Colleges would be required to . The selection process would be. If this proposal is implemented, students would be able to . Also colleges would benefit by ..
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Works Cited
Brown, Steven. The New Education. Chron.com, Houston Chronicle Ltd., 13 February 2009,
www.chron.com.education (Links to an external site.).
Walters, Gwen. Students Soaring. Time Magazine, Time-Warner Publications, 22 March 2010,
www.timemagazine/stduents/soaring.
