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I want you read the two main articles and watch the movie and use one of the old articles then write a \”Thesis\” or an argument. It is very important to have a thesis for this paper and by I mean with thesis is to have one or two sentences that shows what you will be arguing for. And I want you to focus on following the below instructions Paper Assignments
All papers must be between 500 and 600 words. You must cite 3 sources in each paper, only from the readings on the syllabus. Pick 2 readings from that weeks readings, and 1 from a previous week. No outside readings. Use the theory from the readings to ask questions about the movies, and to analyze the movies.
You are responsible for developing your own question, based on close readings of the text, each week.
You are then responsible for answering that question (the answer is your thesis), and defending your thesis through evidence and careful analysis.
I expect that you have all taken your introductory composition courses, or are taking them currently, whether here at Mason or from another university. If you need a refresher, this is a wonderful site maintained by my former professor, Jack Lynch. Its called, How to Get an A on your English Paper. https://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/EngPaper/ Here is some advice from Jack Lynch.
A good thesis is:
Argumentative. It makes a case. That\’s the biggest difference between a thesis and a topic a topic is something like Slavery in Huck Finn. That\’s not a case, only a general area. A thesis, on the other hand, makes a specific case, it tries to prove something. One 3 way to tell a thesis from a topic: if it doesn\’t have an active verb, it\’s almost certainly still a topic.
Controversial. That doesn\’t mean something like Abortionists should be shot or George W. Bush\’s election was illegitimate it means that it has to be possible for an intelligent person to disagree with your thesis. If everyone agrees on first sight, your thesis is too obvious, and not worth writing about. It also has to be something you can reasonably argue about: it\’s not enough merely to give an unsupported opinion.
Analytical, not evaluative. A college paper isn\’t the place to praise or blame works: theses like Paradise Lost is an enduring expression of the human spirit or The Sound and the Fury isn\’t successful in its choice of narrative techniques aren\’t appropriate. That\’s the business of book reviewers. No need to give thumbs-up or thumbs-down; evaluate the work on its own terms.
About the readings, not the real world. Never forget that books are books and, if you\’re in a class, you\’re being asked to talk about them. Many books are actually unreliable guides to the real world outside, and it\’s dangerous to talk about, say, Muslim attitudes toward violence based only on your reading of one or two articles or books. Specific. It\’s not enough to deal in vague generalities. Some students want to write their paper on man and God, or on the black experience in the twentieth century. Both are far too nebulous to produce a good paper. Get your hands dirty with the text.
Well supported. That\’s the key to the rest of the paper after those first few paragraphs. Jeannine DeLombard and Dan White offer this advice for constructing a thesis: You do not need a refined thesis in order to start writing. If you begin with a provisional thesis and then do good and careful close readings, you will often find a version of your final thesis in the last paragraph of a first draft. Integrate that version into your first paragraph and revise from there. Do not worry too much about your thesis, therefore, until after you\’ve written out your close readings! A good final thesis should emerge from, not precede, your analyses. (Papers: Expectations, Guidelines, Advice, and Grading) Here is the grading criteria Please follow it carefully carefully.

Paper Grading Rubric Papers will be graded according to the following standards:
\”A\” grade papers: 1) Pose an original question and thesis; 2) Defend that thesis through sound argumentation; 3) Engage deeply in the text, to demonstrate mastery of weekly readings; 2. 4) Be free of all syntax, style, grammatical, and typographical errors; 5) Cite sources according to APA or Chicago style, and contain a bibliography (download and use Zotero if you need to). And this is the equivalent of each section
10 points Thesis:
10 points Defending the Argument:
10 points Textual engagement:
10 points Understanding of readings:
10 points Writing (syntax and grammar)
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