Draft (Graphic Organizer?) Information for November 16 Assignment

 Reading and Composition

(AS101-3 & AS101-4)

Instructor: Casey Smith

14 November 2023

 

 

Assignment for Next Class: 16 November 2023

 

Upload this draft worksheet to Populi no later than the start of class on Thursday. (5 pts)

 

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Baldwin, Okorafor, Lispector: The Uses and Abuses of Art. (15 pts)

 

For this essay, think about how art and artists feature in one or more of the stories in this unit. What are these authors saying about the power of art? Be specific. Avoid the obvious. Do you agree? Why or why not? Directly engage with the primary text(s) and use secondary quotations sparingly. Include specific examples from your life to support your position.

 

Double-spaced, approximately 4-6 pages + Works Cited page

Due: No later than 2:00 pm on 21 November 2023. Upload to Populi

Questions: csmith@dcad.edu

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You are, of course, free to write a complete draft of your essay for this Thursday’s class. However, it’s not required. What is required is the following. Please pay close attention to directions.

 

1. Begin by formatting an MS-Word docx file in MLA style. Google docs and and other formats will not be accepted. Note: You can save a Google docs file as an MS-Word file. Got to “Save as” and choose MS-Word.
2. Write the necessary information in the top left corner. Single space this. Make sure you spell your name correctly. See the example above.
3. Go to the settings and choose Times New Roman 11pt. Choose double-space. Make sure your margins are the standard 1 inch on each side. Easy.
4. Give your essay a meaningful (tentative) title. You can change it later if you want to.
5. Write a complete opening paragraph. Your thesis statement should be placed toward the end of the opening paragraph, but it might not be the final sentence. Make it bold (like this text).
6. List the three main reasons that support your thesis (argument or claim might be easier to understand than the word “thesis”). Be as specific as possible.

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b.

c.

 

7. List three or more sources from Jstor in correct MLA format.

 

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b.

c.

 

8. Write a complete concluding paragraph. Much like your introduction, this paragraph will need to be rewritten once you’ve completed the paper.