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Activities from
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Wordsmith: A Guide to College Writing
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Activities for developing an essay
Prewrite
1.
Number the items in each set from 1 (broadest subject) to 5 (most limited
subject):
Set A
Set B
Abortion
Business majors
Controversial social issue
Students’ majors
Cutting state abortion funds
College students
Federal funding of abortions
Kinds of students on campus
Social issues
Why many students major in business
2.
Which of the following topics are too broad for an essay of two to five
typewritten pages: soap operas’ appeal to college studen
ts; day care; trying
to ‘kick’ the junk food habit; male and female relationships; international
terrorism?
Thesis
For each of the following limited subject, four possible thesis statements are given.
Indicate whether each is an announcement, a factual s
tatement, too broad a
statement, or an effective thesis.
1.
Limited subject
: The ethics of treating severely handicapped infants
a.
Some babes born with severe handicaps have been allowed to die.
b.
There are many serious issues involved in the treatment of handica
pped
newborns.
c.
The government should pass legislation requiring medical treatment for
handicapped newborns.
d.
This essay will analyze the controversy surrounding the treatment of
severely handicapped babies who would die without medical care.
2.
Limited subjec
t
: Privacy and computerized records
a.
Computers raise some significant and crucial questions for all of us.
b.
Computerized records keep track of consumer spending habits, credit
records, travel patterns, and other personal information.
c.
Computer
ized records
have turned our private lives into public property.
d.
In this paper, the relationship between computerized records and the
rights to privacy will be discussed.
Activities from
The Longman Reader
&
Wordsmith: A Guide to College Writing
.
Supporting the thesis with evidence
Each of the following sets includes a thesis statement and fo
ur points of support. In
each set, identify the one point that is off target.
Set A
Thesis: Colleges should put less emphasis on sports.
a.
Encourages grade fixing
b.
Creates a strong following among former graduates
c.
Distracts from real goals of education
d.
Causes
extensive and expensive injuries
Set B
Thesis: The United States is becoming a homogenized country.
a.
Regional accents vanishing
b.
Chain stores blanket country
c.
Americans proud of their ethnic identities
d.
Metropolitan areas almost indistinguishable from one ano
ther
Organizing the evidence
The thesis statement below is followed by a scrambled list of supporting points.
Prepare an outline for a potential essay, making sure to distinguish between major
and secondary points.
Thesis: Our schools, now in crisis, coul
d be improved in several ways.
Supporting points:
•
Certification requirements for teachers
•
Schedules
•
Teachers
•
Longer school year
•
Merit pay for outstanding teachers
•
Curriculum
•
Better textbooks for classroom use
•
Longer school days
•
More challenging content in
courses
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