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“American Voices” Essay

“American Voices” Essay. General Guidelines & Approaching the Assignment. Thesis & Method. Introduction. 3+ Body Paragraphs. Restated “Thesis”. Conclusion. Essay Structure. Introduction : hook + transition + thesis + method.

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“American Voices” Essay

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  1. “American Voices” Essay General Guidelines & Approaching the Assignment

  2. Thesis & Method Introduction 3+ Body Paragraphs Restated “Thesis” Conclusion Essay Structure • Introduction: hook + transition + thesis + method Body Paragraphs:3 or more paragraphs following the structure outlined in the method • Conclusion: essay summary + significance (so what?)

  3. Building Your Thesis & Method • THESIS: Present a clear, decisive, connotatively rich statement that SYNTHESIZES the pieces. You are not analyzing or evaluating the pieces separately; you are bringing them together to build a common statement about them. • METHOD: Determine the 3 topics you will discuss in order to prove your thesis.

  4. Body Paragraph Structure • Body Thesis providing a clear connection to the thesis • 2+ Quotations (evidence), all integrated or framed, reflecting the diversity of passages • More Commentary than evidence, but the sentence “order” is your choice • Concluding Sentence explaining how the paragraph as a whole connects to the essay’s thesis (How does it support the thesis?)

  5. DO NOT Write one body paragraph per selection. Focus on time period or your own ideas about the subject. Craft an obvious, feeble thesis (“pieces have similarities & differences”). DO Build paragraphs around similar/different characteristics, integrating a minimum of 4 selections. Make a SPECIFIC statement about the “whole” of the selections in the thesis. Structuring Your Essay

  6. MLA Format • Attention to detail is a must! • Use the provided models to match up formatting of PAPER HEADING NAME CONVENTIONS IN-TEXT CITATIONS MARGINS TITLE FORMAT RUNNING HEADER PARAGRAPH SPACING (inc. indent)

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