Draft 11/17, Final 12/1

Overview:  Working on the same "topic" as essay 3 and source anthology 4, this essay should extend (and perhaps modify) the argument you have been engaged in by incorporating the best thinking and most useful evidence your research uncovered.  As the basis for this five to seven-page (1250-1750 word) essay, you will articulate a thesis and seek to persuade; but you should liberally incorporate quotation, paraphrase, and summary of the ideas and evidence from your research.

Hint 1: Remember that we are not calling this a research paper, because I do not expect you to simply summarize sources!  The position you choose to take as articulated in your thesis should remain the primary focus of the essay. Every source incorporated should somehow serve that purpose and be incorporated in a way that makes this use clear.

Hint 2: You should not simply copy the introduction and thesis statement of essay 3. Almost certainly, research will have caused you to refine or shift your perspective.  Your introduction should reflect this change and place your argument in the context of the on-going discussion about your topic that research revealed.

Process:

1. Prewriting
1. Review Essay 3, reflecting on its strengths and weaknesses
2. Review your source anthology and consider how this new information adds to and modifies your purpose

1. Drafting
1. With your materials all accessible, begin drafting.