Assessment Brief

NEXT week you will be creating a formal thesis/outline for
the upcoming essay. You are welcome to use your journals as a basis for the
essay! For
example, maybe you plan to expand journal 1 into a complete essay; or perhaps
you are going to use journal 2 to expand into a complete essay. Or…perhaps you
plan to take elements of both journals to create your essay. The choice is
yours! Whichever
direction you plan to take though…you MUST have a clear and detailed formal
thesis and outline:)  Below you will find the instructions on how to
create this document. Before
you do so, please take a few moments to also review all information on thesis statements
(see other items in HL). Your thesis statement should be at least 3-4 sentences
in length. 
Thesis and OutlineDirectionsThe
thesis should be two-three sentences at the top of your page that states the
main point of your essay.  Try
not to announce your topic (In this essay I will …). Instead, just state the
overall main idea of your essay.
I
cannot emphasize enough the use of our textbook regarding
thesis/outlines.  Be sure to review the information contained there (however,
you will be creating a 3-4 sentence thesis, not a one sentence thesis). Look
in the index under each of these words.  They
are discussed in numerous ways in numerous chapters. The
outline MUST use complete sentences to map out the body paragraphs.  Each
main point that you plan to cover in the essay needs its own single point that
works to support the thesis. The
outline should also map out the examples you’ll use inside the body paragraphs
to support your ideas.  (Each
body paragraph should be a Roman numeral, and the details in that paragraph
will be capital letters.) Get as specific as you can at this point to make the
first draft easier to write.

**Remember, the thesis and outline are the road map to
the essay. Be sure to offer as much detail as possible. **Do
not approach this as a 5 paragraph essay!!!  You will probably need
6, 7. 8, etc., paragraphs – depending on what you plan to cover. Dismiss any
prior information in your head that all essays follow a 5 paragraph model:)Here are Journal attachmentThesis Outline Directions 2.docx Thesis Outline and Direction Journal #2.docx
thesis_outline_and_direction_journal__2.docx