From ae2d8f2aef7a3cb66f134a66887babd2e9218a2b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: loshprung Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2020 17:38:02 -0800 Subject: First commit --- class_notes_01-15.md | 42 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 42 insertions(+) create mode 100644 class_notes_01-15.md (limited to 'class_notes_01-15.md') diff --git a/class_notes_01-15.md b/class_notes_01-15.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4b841ee --- /dev/null +++ b/class_notes_01-15.md @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ +[\<- Notes 01/13](class_notes_01-13.md) + +--- + +ENGL2A Notes 01/15 + +# Notes on What a Thesis is + +- A thesis is: + - A claim (not a list) + - Debatable + - Should catch a reader's attention + - Living in the Introduction + - Can be restated at the end **in a different way** + +- Signs of a Weak Thesis Statement + - Not Debatable + - Too many details (not often the problem, though) + - Not specific enough (too general -> not arguable) + - Hard to distinguish + +--- + +# Evidence Burgers for Body Paragraphs + +- The **Top Bun** + - Introduces what the paragraph is going to talk about + +- The **Cheese** + - Context for the evidence you will introduce + +- The **Patty** + - The evidence (the meat of the paragraph) + - Should be the author's voice, but can also be a quote (with a page number citation) + +- The **Tomato/Onion/Lettuce** + - Restate the evidence + - Make it easier for the reader to follow you + +- The **Bottom Bun** + - Analysis + - "How does this evidence support the thesis statement?" -- cgit