ESSAY PROMPT:
Please use the following two stories
Psychology Today
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On Writing Well by William Zinsser. (link attached)
identify two passages that share a common theme from two of the works that you have read so far. You MAY NOT use readings that you compared in Essay 1.
To be clear, you should chose one passage from one work and another passage from a different work and identify a common theme between them. Explore the ways that your chosen passage 1) conveys its theme, and 2) how this theme is similar and/or different from the other piece’s theme.
Theme can be defined several different ways:
1) the message the author is trying to convey to the reader
2) the main idea of the work
3) the moral of the work
EVALUATION:
A significant portion of the evaluation of Essay #2 will hinge on the following two criteria:
1) A clear and effective thesis that drives and organizes your entire essay; your thesis statement should have at least two sub-points (see power-point link below for clarification). For extra assistance in writing a thesis, I strongly encourage you to review and study the following information, found on-line:
http://writingcenter.unc.edu/handouts/thesis-statements/
2) the organization of your ideas into paragraphs with main ideas, and the organization of your paragraphs into a logical and cohesive argument.
