3. Your Thesis is a Map to Your Essay
Once you have your working thesis
written, you can make a tentative outline.
Introduction
Extended Anecdote
Thesis
Category 1
Type 1
Type 2
Type 3
Category 2
Type 1
Type 2
Type 3
Repeat if Necessary
Conclusion
5. Examples: Ngo
Another case of survival cannibalism occurred
in 1945, when General Douglas MacArthur’s
forces cut supply lines to Japanese troops stationed in the
Pacific Islands. In one incident, Japanese troops were
reported to have sacrificed the Arapesh people of
northeastern New Guinea for food in order to avoid death
by starvation (Tuzin 63). The most famous example of
survival cannibalism in American history comes from the
diaries, letters, and interviews of survivors of the California-
bound Donner Party, who in the winter of 1846 were
snowbound in the Sierra Nevada Mountains for five months.
Thirty-five of eighty-seven adults and children died, and
some of them were eaten (Hart 116–117; Johnson).
6. The most famous example of
survival cannibalism in
American history comes
from the diaries, letters, and
interviews of survivors of the
California-bound Donner
Party, who in the winter of
1846 were snowbound in the
Sierra Nevada Mountains for
five months. Thirty-five of
eighty-seven adults and
children died, and some of
them were eaten (Hart 116–
117; Johnson).
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ner-party.htm
11. Doing Research on your Topic
Having chosen a concept and a focus for your
explanation of it, begin your research to use at least two
more credible sources for information on your concept.
This essay does not require a tedious search for multiple sources, but it
does require you use and document at least three sources.
One of those sources will likely be The Hunger Games. If you use
examples of your concept from the book, you must cite them.
A second source will be a dictionary or encyclopedia—the place you
found a definition or two for your concept.
The final source is up to you. It could be a magazine (anecdote), a
journal (statistics and graphs), or another credible source, hopefully one
you found in the library. You must make sure that it is a credible source if
you are offering it as factual evidence (Joe's blog, Wikipedia, yahoo
answers are all unacceptable).
20. Homework
Post #28: Find four examples of
your concept in HG (or in a
different source if you are not using
HG). Endeavor to find examples to
represent your classifications or
categories.
Post #29: Finish your research. Post
a list of three texts you plan to use.
Follow MLA formatting guidelines.