Essay Topic Proposal

List your chosen topic here.  From Seagull: Toni Morrison, “Recitatif” p. 302 and James Alan McPherson, “A Loaf of Bread” p. 268

Write your working thesis here. Make sure it is formulated as a specific argument and answers the question(s) posed to you in the prompt. (For Topic 1, identify the point(s) of comparison and your general approach.)

Now consider how you will structure your argument. Think in regards to “sections” not paragraphs. This should not be a five paragraph essay. Write headings in the boxes below for the sections of your essay. (You might not need all of them.)

Now go back and add page numbers (from New Sudden Fiction) for supporting passages. This chart can grow to become the body of your paper. Be sure to include strong topic sentences for each paragraph and textual support as well.