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Paper Prewrite 1

Purpose
To give you the opportunity to do a structured freewrite and get feedback on your preliminary thinking for the short analysis paper.

Instructions

Read through the instructions for the short analysis papers. In 250 words, start writing the paper you will submit. The parameters for this exercise include...

  • write 250 words
  • make an argument; this argument can be your overall thesis or it can be a supporting claim that you are proving
  • make this selection cohesive; it should be clear to your audience how the submitted selection holds together. You may respond to this parameter by...
    • developing an outline for the overall paper
    • writing an excerpt of your paper (such as, the first page)
    • describing how you are going to write the paper, like a proposal
    In any case you should briefly describe at the beginning of the submission what your audience will be reading.

Submit your work prior to class (7 pm) in the body of an email addressed to the instructor.