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Argumentative Essay

Assignment: Write an argumentative essay on breath work.

SET #1 Structural
Grammatical and logically developed

1. Solid thesis statement. A thesis statement is a claim that you set out to prove. It is not a topic that you intend to explore. Hint for brainstorming: Before creating a thesis statement, develop specific points of your analyses, which can guide your topic sentences. Your essay should proceed by reference to your key points, not simply by retelling the story and commenting on it afterward.

2. Logical development of thesis through parallel points.Don't bring up a point about one writer/character/language style that you don't directly compare with the other (if only to indicate points of difference, rather than similarity).

3. Textual support.I look for a solid grasp of the works, as shown through the use of diverse quotations or references. Note, if you summarize a statement a character/narrator makes without quoting it (or a situation in the work) you can indicate the pages on which it is expressed by giving the page numbers in quotation marks at the close of your sentence, e.g., (24-5). After a direct quote, give the page number. I will look for specific textual references -- either brief quotations or paraphrases. Be sure to explain what your quotation/illustration demonstrates.

SET #2: Conceptual:What you are saying.
It is what you say conceptually that distinguishes good, well-structured from excellent papers.

4. Richness of thesis and development
o I look for complexity of your analysis. This is the different categories/levels of analysis that you integrate into an answer. Also, complexity can involve answering possible challenges to your thesis.
o I also look for the challenge that you pose to yourself in answering your question. I encourage you to try to move beyond your level of total comfort.

MLA formatting style.