Category: English

This week you will select a potential research topic and submit a thesis statement for instructor approval. Please note that this activity is graded pass/fail and your instructor may ask you to revise and re-submit your thesis after providing feedback until you have passed the assignment.
Not all essays will require an explicitly stated thesis, but most argumentative essays will. Instead of implying your thesis or main idea, in an argumentative essay, you’ll be required to write out your thesis statement for your audience. A thesis statement is a one (sometimes two) sentence statement that presents the main idea and makes an assertion about your issue. Remember, in an argumentative essay, the assertion you present in your thesis is going to be particularly important.
When you make your assertion in your thesis, it should be clear and direct. You want your audience to have no doubt about your point. Of course, how assertive you are in your thesis and the content you choose to include depends upon the type of argumentative essay you are writing. Your thesis should not make an “announcement” about what your essay will cover. Instead, it should present your assertion. 
A thesis like this makes an announcement and would be incorrect:
In this paper, I will persuade you to vote for candidates who support education reform.
A thesis like this makes an assertion and would be correct:
Because our education system is in need of reform, we should vote for candidates who are willing to make the necessary changes.
Your thesis statement is the most important sentence in your essay. It’s your chance to make sure your audience really understands your point. Be sure your assertion and your writing style are clear. While there is no such thing as a “required” place for your thesis statement, most academic essays will present the thesis statement early on, usually at the end of the introduction. There is a reason for this. Audience members are more likely to understand and absorb each point as readers if you have told them, in advance, what they should be getting out of your essay. So, please include the thesis at the end of your introductory paragraph in this course.
Last week you spent some time brainstorming potential arguments. This week, select an argument that you may want to address in your final research paper and develop a good thesis. You can find a list of suggested topics below. However, you can select another topic. Keep in mind the elements of a good argument and thesis statement from the instructional material and contact your instructor if you’d like to get feedback on your selection.
Resources:
Potential Research Topics
You are not limited to these ideas. However, if you are unsure if your assertion will make a good argument, contact your instructor for feedback.
Formatting Requirements:
Include just your thesis statement in the text entry box.
Since this is a pre-writing activity, there are no other formatting requirements.

Read the following David Brooks’s article (see link below). Then, compose a 500-word (minimum) persuasive response that provides and supports your opinion about Brooks’s claim below. Also, provide your opinion about the author’s contention that “doing your job well often means suppressing yourself.”
The essay must include a minimum of five, well-developed paragraphs: an introductory paragraph that includes the thesis, three supporting paragraphs (minimum), and a concluding paragraph. Paragraph divisions provide transition, clarity, and organization to an essay. All other sources, except for the assigned article, must be online and no more than five years old unless the additional sources are also provided by the instructor. Ask the instructor about exceptions.
Brooks’s Claim:
Most successful young people don’t look inside and then plan a life. They look outside and find a problem, which summons their life. A relative suffers from Alzheimer’s and a young woman feels called to help cure that disease. A young man works under a miserable boss and must develop management skills so his department can function. Another young woman finds herself confronted by an opportunity she never thought of in a job category she never imagined. This wasn’t in her plans, but this is where she can make her contribution.
Most people don’t form a self and then lead a life. They are called by a problem, and the self is constructed gradually by their calling.
Resources:
Essay Example
David Brooks Article
The image (enlarged) below is an example of the correct David Brooks article full citation.
Brooks, David. “It’s Not About You.” The New York Times, 30 May 2011.
Formatting Requirements:
Your essay should conform to the format of the example above.
Include a thesis in the introductory paragraph of your essay and underline it.
Use and cite at least one short direct quotation (fewer than five lines of text) from the David Brooks article and include an in-text citation in MLA format.
Use and cite at least one other source (paraphrase or quote) and include an in-text citation in MLA format.
Include a Works Cited section in MLA format. Begin the Works Cited section at the end of your essay and include “Works Cited” centered at the top of the page, followed by the citation. The Works Cited page must be numbered. For example, if the last page of the text of your essay is 2, then the Works Cited section will begin on Page 3. See the example below.

Example wakelet project : https://wakelet.com/wake/UGcMxdSN2tuL6wdQ-7y78
DO NOT COPY AT ALL
Go to wakelet.com
The join code to make my wakelet project is: xaxz3dkc
Just click sign in as guest (no need to login or anything)  and when done just message me and I’ll look it over
PLEASE read the instructions carefully that I have attached below

It should be written in the standard academic style using correct grammar, word usage, and punctuation; a 12 pt. font; and double spacing, with the first sentence of each paragraph indented one-half inch.
The paper addresses the following, each item answered in at least 70 words. (Do not include this list in your paper; simply use paragraphs one after another.)  Ensure to read the original document for the fullest explanation of each of the items listed below.
1. Team Charter
2. The concept of “a team of leaders” 
3. Leadership styles
4. The concept of “healthy conflict” 
5. Communication styles
6. The part Creativity and Innovation play in the teamwork process
7. The importance of each of the following in teamwork:
a)    Critical Thinking (related to finding and receiving information)
b)    Active Listening
c)    Asking Questions
8.  Difficult or challenging team members.
9.  How your participation in Project team functioned, other than yourself (using different team members’ names) 
10. Describe how you believe your participation in a Project team will improve.
The original document is attached below and explains this assignment thoroughly.

Write a response thinking about “Time of Passage,” and “Calabi Yau.” How do these texts play with our sense of time and plot? How does that affect how you feel as you read them? Which was the most confusing? What do you suppose those authors were trying to do or say (like, what insights do we gain about the human condition when our sense of time is played with)? As a reader, don’t worry about being “right,” speak from your feelings and notes. Which of these texts affected you most (and how)?

Directions: For this assignment, you will find a scholarly,
peer-reviewed article about a work we read this semester on the GALILEO
database. Then, you will write a detailed summary and evaluation of the article.
Your
article review should include the following information:
1.     
A
summary of the content of the article. What is the authors’ purpose (What are
they trying to convince you to believe in writing the article?). How do they
support their ideas in the article? If you use exact words from the article,
you must enclose them in quotation marks.
2.     
A
detailed evaluation of the source: Please see “How to Review a Journal Article”
in the Unit 1 folder for a list of questions your evaluation should attempt to
answer.
3.     
An
MLA-style citation for the article at the end of your review.
Requirements:
–  Your review MUST be formatted in
standard MLA style (See the instructions and examples in the MLA Resources
folder under Lessons).
– Your review must be at least 500
words.
–  Your review should be organized into
separate paragraphs. You should have at least two separate paragraphs (one for
your summary and one for your evaluation). 
– Your review should be free from careless spelling and grammar errors. Proofread!
– YOU MUST INCLUDE QUOTES FROM THE ARTICLE IN YOUR REVIEW.
Below are some links my professor provided us with to help write the article review properly:

https://www.uis.edu/learning-hub/writing-resources/handouts/learning-hub/how-to-review-a-journal-article

Discussion #3
Instructions: Respond in no less than a one hundred and fifty (150) discussion post. You must also respond to at least two (2) other classmates.
Prompt(s):
Review “Visual Guide: Evaluating Persuasive Appeals on page 97.
Thinking about, analyzing and evaluating yourself, do you tend to lean more towards logos, pathos, or ethos in your initial responses versus your critical thinking of a subject? Think about controversial issues, politics, or everyday occurrences like watching a commercial, evaluating an ad, or scrolling through social media.

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https://sakai.luc.edu/portal/site/HIST_212_003_1400_1244/page/0cd4d6dc-ebba-4fff-957a-fbbd09509f53 All the lectures are under zoom pro for that
Under history class

so, I have an essay already written. I just need the author to add more words and make sure to stay in MLA format. I will attach the essay and the file to this document. 

ASSIGNMENT: For this essay, you will select one of the articles provided below and engage in a 2-3 page summary and response dialogue with the source (not including cover pages, headings, reference lists, or reflection questions). This will involve providing a detailed summary of the source’s argument and responding to that argument with your position based on the information provided in the source.
Article Option 1: “The Recess Debate: A Disjuncture between Educational Policy and Scientific Research”
Article Option 2: “Sugar in School Breakfasts: A School District’s Perspective”
A. Assignment Guidelines
DIRECTIONS: Refer to the list below throughout the writing process. Do not submit your Touchstone until it meets these guidelines. Refer to the Sample Touchstone for additional guidance on structure, formatting, and citation.
1. Article Summary
❒ Have you introduced the title of the article and the author by name?
❒ Have you communicated the source’s purpose?
❒ Have you included all of the source’s main points, using page-numbered citations as you paraphrase?
❒ Have you restated the source’s argument mostly in your own words, with at least two direct quotations included, too?
❒ Have you used at least two key, quoted examples, cited with page numbers from the source, as part of the summary?
2. Article Response
❒ Have you provided your perspective on the source’s argument?
❒ Have you used at least two specific, quoted examples, cited with page numbers from the source to illustrate why you either agree or disagree with the argument?
3. Reflection
❒ Have you answered all reflection questions including specific and concrete examples that provide thoughtful insight in all responses?
❒ Are your answers included on a separate page below the main assignment?
B. Reflection Questions
DIRECTIONS: Below your assignment, include answers to all of the following reflection questions.
What ideas originally came to mind when you first read through the article? Did your initial response to the article change after reading it for a second time? (3-4 sentences)
How does paying attention to the way you respond to a source help you formulate your stance on a topic? (2-3 sentences)