by Prof. Gold
Class Notes – 12/7/10
5:59 pm in Uncategorized by Prof. Gold
Write one paragraph in which you:
– provide a one-sentence summary description of the controversy you are writing about
– describe some of the competing perspectives and positions that people have taken on that controversy (be specific)
– write a one-sentence thesis statement that summarizes the argument of your paper — “In this paper, I will argue that . . .”
2 pieces of paper:
Paper 1: What is the biggest problem you’re having right now with your research paper? [FOLD AND WRITE "PROBLEM" ON THE OUTSIDE]
Paper 2: What is one thing thing you’ve done that has helped you write your research paper? [FOLD AND WRITE "HELPFUL" ON THE OUTSIDE]
Problem: finding books
solution: keywords – think more broadly about your topic. brainstorm ideas. related ideas. spin out keywords
Robert moses was not a topic that we had to blog about in class, but i felt that the English class should know a little more about him. i thank izzy for introducing such a person to my attention. i was surprised that i had never heard of him when he has done so much to the city [...]
