Who Are You and What Are You Doing Here by EDMUNDSON

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The Foul Reign of Self-Reliance by ANASTAS

This is a 3-page assignment:

Write a one-page summary of the author’s essay. What was the author’s main opinion (thesis statement)? What main points did the author discuss?

Then, write a two-page response to the text in which you discuss your opinion on the topic. Please underline your thesis statement. Please change the text color to blue for each topic sentence.
The attached worksheet is designed to help you organize your ideas to create a well-structured essay.

Final Draft Due 9/12 via email: [email protected]
Please attach your essay in Microsoft Word format. If you are unable to attach a Word document to your email, please cut and paste your essay text into the body of your email and send to me.

Note: Before emailing, please underline your thesis statement. Please change the text color to blue for each topic sentence.

Summary/Response Worksheet
You will use this worksheet as a starting point for organizing your thoughts for this essay.

Summary Section (this will be one page when drafted)

1. Write an introductory paragraph in which you introduce the title and author of your chosen selection and give a brief description of the author’s topic.

 
2. What was the author’s main opinion (thesis statement)?

3. What main points did the author discuss?

4. What examples did the author use to support these main points?

 
Response Section (this will be two pages when drafted)

1. Write a thesis statement that provides your opinion. Remember to include reasons.

 
2. What main ideas do you plan to cover in your response section? These main ideas should support your thesis statement.

3. What examples will you use in your response section? These examples should support your main ideas.