Good morning, everyone. This is the start of week six, and your second writing assignment is due no later than 9:00 am on Wednesday, October 5. Late papers will be penalized a full point.
Thesis/Argument/Claim/Central Focus
Make sure that your essay has a central focus. The words above are synonyms that mean roughly the same thing. What is it precisely that you're arguing? Knowing this will keep your paper from wandering around and just taking up space. You don't have to explicitly state your central argument, but it's usually a good idea to do so toward the beginning of your essay and again toward the end. Don't think that your reader implicitly knows. Readers need to be reminded.
Formatting
Some of you might remember this method for formatting your paper that is unique to my teaching. Never do this for another instructor; it's highly non-standard.
Single-spaced, two columns, image in the top left. One or more full pages of writing. Let me know if you need help. You can also ask a classmate. Here's an example from last year:
We've already established that you can use hyperlinks to steer your reader to secondary information. There is no MLA Works Cited page required for this essay. We will tackle that later.
Questions: csmith@dcad.edu
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