| You will be writing many seminar papers during the course of the
quarter. Seminar papers should follow a conventional essay format with a strong thesis statement in your opening paragraph
and supporting body paragraphs with topic sentences that thread back to the thesis.
These supporting paragraphs develop the thesis by using details,
examples, observations, and references to support your ideas. Finally, you
should have a strong concluding paragraph. |
Seminar 1
Topic: Creative non-fiction by Amy Tan |
| Read the the narrative of your choice closely. In one*
body paragraph summarize what the speaker in the story is saying, and in another paragraph,
discuss the three most significant key ideas in the story--what they are and
what they mean. In a final body paragraph explain a similar experience
you or someone you know have had which relates to the story If you are unsure how to read a
piece of creative non-fiction please
read the elements of non-fiction. *101s --
1body paragraph
*201s -- 2 body paragraphs |
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