Rough Draft of Essay Three

Overview In Exercise B, you formulated a research question and hypothesis about one of the issues brought forward by writers in Chapters Nine and Ten--and by the writers whose ideas you gathered when you conducted your search for additional sources. Now it's time to work out an answer to the question you've raised In your rough draft, one challenge is give a fair and generous account of your sources, pointing out their contributions to the discussion of the issue at hand. Another is show readers how the ideas of your sources fit together--what they share and how they differ. Then you need to build on their foundation. How can you extend their ideas? How can you apply it to present circumstances? Where does your thinking differ from from theirs. What, or who, is missing from their argument. This essay challenges you not only to establish your own point of view but to show readers how you arrived at it. What logic has led you to your view? Finally, thought you'll be juggling many voices in your essay, your voice must be the dominant one in the essay.  Learning Objectives Coming to terms with multiple texts, pointing out similarities and differences Comparing the writers' experience with your own Making note of questions brought forward by the texts Formulating and answering a research question  Using the skills Harris describes--coming to terms, forwarding, countering, and (possibly) taking an approach--to establish your line of thought Calling on the voices of multiple texts while maintaining your own voice and line of thinking as dominant Writing Process Review the main page of the Essay Three assignment for an overview. Review your highlighting and annotations of the texts you're using, looking for ideas. Review your work on Exercises A and B. If making an outline helps, do it. Now, write your draft. Remember, it's a rough draft. It doesn't have to be perfect. Concentrate on what you're trying to help readers understand--not on editing. Bring your rough draft to class to share with classmates. Submit it to the instructor for feedback. After you've received responses from classmates and instructor, proceed to Exercise C. Length, Format, and Documentation of Your Writing Process Your draft should be about at at least 1,000 words long. (Remember, the final draft must be between 1,250 and 1,750 words.) Double-space, and include a heading with your name, instructor's name, course number, date, and the name of this assignment: Rough Draft of Essay Three. Save this draft with classmates' and instructor's feedback to submit with your final draft of Essay Two. Grading I will not grade this draft, but I'll review all your work leading up to the final draft when I assign a score for "Writing Process" on the evaluation guide. I will return the draft with comments and check it off, indicating that you've completed the assignment.