Reading makes a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man.

Sir Francis Bacon (1561 - 1626)

Monday, January 10, 2011

Approaching the first draft

The following is an example of an approach to the first draft(which is really just an outline of your brainstorming and blueprint for your essay).


A. A one or two sentence thesis statement:


B. Examples(60-80 words about each you will be able to cut and paste these into your essays)

For defending or challenging:

In support of your point of view
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

In opposition to your point of view

7.
8.

For qualifying:

In support of your point of view
1.
2.
3.
4.

In opposition to your point of view

5.
6.
7.
8.

C.The two rhetorical device I will use in my essay are:
a. Device 1
b. Device 2