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Research Essay Assignment

From Chapter 11: Have You Heard This? The Latest on Rumor, choose one prompt from pages 405-407: #1, 2, 5, or 7

Post your introduction (it should include your thesis statement) for your research essay after choosing one of the prompts on pages 405-407: #1, 2, 5 or 7.

After posting, answer the following questions about your classmates' posts:

What is the thesis?

What position on the topic is the writer taking?

What part about the introduction draws you in and makes you want to continue to read the essay?

If nothing draws you in, suggest two ways to make the introduction more interesting.

What parts of the introduction are missing an in-text citation? (If there is any information that is not common knowledge, make note that this needs to be cited)

Rewrite the introductory paragraph of your partner using a different type of introduction chosen from pages 80-86.