Introduction/Thesis Homework

For Monday, please turn in the following to Dropbox. 

As you work on revising your diagnostics, start with your introduction and thesis statement.

Part I

1. Copy the first draft of your introduction into Microsoft Word.

2. Underline your thesis statement.

3. Tell me what kind of introduction you used. (Story, statistic, compare and contrast)

4. What is good about your introduction? What needs to be changed? How can you improve it? (50 words)

5. Regarding your thesis statement, what is your contract with the reader? What is your claim? "My claim is _____. I will demonstrate this by showing/explaining _________."

6. Remember, in V1-2 of your diagnostic, underline your new thesis statement.

7. Answer question 5 about your revised thesis statement.

8. Save the file as Diagnostic_YourNameV1-2.doc

9. Upload it to Dropbox by 11:59 pm on Monday, January 31.