ENG 125 week 3 DQ 2

  

Ashford 4: - Week 3 - Discussion 2

 

Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Reference the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.
 

     

Body   Paragraph Workshop

  

Prepare: First, read the information on the Ashford Writing   Center’s web page, Thesis Statements. Then, read the ENG125 Sample Literary   Analysis. Pay close attention to the body   paragraphs and thesis statements.

 

Reflect: Compare your working thesis statement to the thesis   statement in the sample Literary Analysis. Does your thesis address relevant   points like the example thesis? Then, look at a body paragraph in the sample   Literary Analysis. Compare its construction to a body paragraph in your own   paper.

 

Write: Post your working thesis and your strongest body paragraph   into the discussion by Thursday (Day 3) at midnight; do not attach it as a   separate document. For the purposes of this discussion only, signify your   working thesis by including it in bold type and italicize the topic sentence   of your body paragraph. Your body paragraph should include at least three   examples of paraphrases and/or quotations (there should be at least one of   each) with correct citations in APA format. After the body paragraph, be sure   to include reference page citations for the paraphrased and cited sources.   Then, answer the following three questions:

• Explain the connection        between the topic sentence and your working thesis. Would this        connection be clear to someone without your explanation? If so, why? If        not, how can you modify your topic sentence and/or thesis statement to        make this connection more clear?
• Explain the choice of        reference material. How do the references support the topic sentence?        Would this connection be clear to someone without your explanation? If        so, why? If not, what information should you add to the paragraph to        make this connection more clear?
• Does the paragraph contain        any unnecessary information? Does everything in it work to support the        topic sentence? What information could be added or removed? In essence,        you are being asked to evaluate the cohesion of your paragraph.
• Note any other specific        challenges faced or successes experienced when writing this paragraph or        completing this discussion post.

 

Respond to Peers: Be sure to respond to at least two of your classmates’   posts by Sunday at midnight. In your responses, post at least 100 words and   evaluate your colleague’s paragraph and/or self‐evaluation.   Do you agree with his/her responses to the questions? What else could he/she   do to develop stronger body paragraphs?