HW for 9/18

First of all, upload your thesis statement and two subtopics drafts by Friday night so that I can give you feedback prior to Monday's homework, which is:

1a. Review the two blog posts that come before this one: Words, Words Words & General Thesis Statement Strategies.

1b. Read chapter 3 and 4 of Writing Arguments  (52-56; 60-66 are most important) to help you understand Sophie Gilbert's piece a bit more and how you should try to frame your summary of her argument.

2. For a brief workshop: bring in one printed version of a completed Argument Summary (peer workshop*)

• You lose 5 points on your final grade for the assignment if you do not have your typed draft and do not participate.  

• Typed, double spaced, and fitting all other conventions outlined within the syllabus

Model Sentence Starters (just based off of what students wrote last semester & today's lessons):

• Gilbert suggests...
• Gatekeepers represent...
• Gilbert believes white privilege means...
• According to ...(adjectival phrase)..., writers like Marlon James, ...
• ...signifies...
• ...Gilbert believes two main factors to consider...