Misc
Warm-Up Essay
Grades and brief explanations are in Canvas.
See me if you want to talk about my reactions to the final versions in more detail.
“Gold Bug” Essay
Can be used for INTD 106 reflection exercise 2, but see the instructions for the INTD 106 exercise.
Canvas now thinks you turn it in “on paper.” That’s not really true, you still turn it in via sharing a Google doc or email, but doing those things through Canvas turned out to be more confusing than helpful with the warm-up essays.
Questions?
Introductions
Purpose
Provide context for the thesis (and state that thesis, of course).
“Who cares?” and “so what?”
What else might be “context” for the thesis?
- Factual background of your subject
- Sources for your ideas (although sources that play a substantial role in your argument need to be referenced and discussed in the body, too)
- Where the conversation is now (again, if this plays a major role in your argument, e.g., a particular counter-argument you rebut, it will appear in detail in the body)
Practice
In groups, try writing short hypothetical introductions around one of the thesis statements from last class.
Discussion
Don’t lose sight of all the things an introduction needs to do while focusing on one.
Of particular note, don’t get so absorbed in context, motivation, etc, that you forget to state a thesis.
Next
Peer reviews of “Gold Bug” essay drafts.
Bring a computer.
If your draft isn’t a Google doc, also bring 2 printed copies.
Remember to share your draft with me, and come discuss it with me sometime Friday through Tuesday, for half an hour.