For each person’s thesis statement, discuss:
· Does it make a debatable claim about the topic?
· Does it state the obvious or something factual?
· Is it specific or general?
· Is it focused?
· Is it stated clearly?
· Is it stated eloquently?
· Will there be sufficient evidence to make the argument?
· Does it avoid the first person? (“I think…” “I believe”)
· Could it benefit from a concessive?
· What can the author do to improve the thesis statement?
For each person’s outline:
· Does each planned paragraph support the claim?
· Is there sufficient evidence to support the topic sentence of each paragraph?
· Will the essay crafted from this outline represent a bias on the intervention?
· What is missing? (What questions are you left with?)
· Will the essay concede counterpoints?
· Is the outline working toward an essay that will take the shape of an Aristotelian argument?
Happy 4-day Weekend! Complete draft due next Wednesday Feb 22 (printed out at the beginning of the hour).