This document provides an agenda and end-of-quarter plan for an EWRT 2 class. It outlines that students will take a make-up vocabulary exam, do an in-class self-assessment writing, and draft essay #5. It details the final assignment due dates and times. It also provides instructions for the make-up exam, self-assessment writing, developing a thesis, and outlining essay #5.

1. Class 20
EWRT 2

2. AGENDA
End of Quarter Plan
Make up Vocabulary Exam
 In-class writing: Self Assessment
 Drafting Essay #5

3. End of Quarter Plan: M/W
Today: Class 20
 Make-up Exam
 Self Assessment
 Class 21
Meetings by
appointment in my
office.
 Friday, Week 11
 Self-Assessment due before noon
 Revised Essay due before noon
 Class 22: 25 participation
points
 Game of Thrones Episode
 Final discussion
 Final (Tuesday 12/09): Final
Paper due

4. End of Quarter Plan: T/TH
Today: Class 20
 Make-up Exam
 Self Assessment
 Class 21
 Meetings by
appointment in my
office.
 Friday, Week 11
 Self-Assessment due before noon
 Revised Essay due before noon
 Final: Class 22: (Thursday
12/11 7-9 am) 25 participation
points
 Final due before class begins.
 Game of Thrones Episode
 Final discussion

5. Make-up Exam
When I come by, get the one exam
you would like to make up.
You have 20 minutes to complete the
exam.
In A Game of Thrones, you win or you
die! Play Hard!

6. Self-Assessment
• The website post points (150) require self-assessment.
Consider three aspects of your
responses:
• First, how many of the posts did you make?
• Second, what was the quality of your
response?
• Third, how timely were your submissions?
• Write a brief justification of your grade. You may
send this as an email to
palmoreessaysubmission@gmail.com.
• Due Friday, Week 11

7. Reading the Prompt
Writing A Thesis

8. Look for key words: Argue, Explain, Discuss, Describe, Analyze,
Exemplify, Compare
Explain what Thoreau meant by “Under a government which imprisons any
unjustly, the true place for a just man is also in a prison.”
Using one or two characters from A Game of Thrones, Explain how this idea
shows itself.
Argue for or against the character’s or characters’ moral and ethical strength.
Argue for the wisdom of adhering to moral and ethical strength in
contemporary America.”
Use Examples from both the novel and society to support your assertions.

9. For this prompt, your thesis would be focused on this part:
“Argue for or against the character’s or characters’ moral
and ethical strength.
Then argue for the wisdom of adhering to moral and ethical
strength in contemporary America.”

10. Look for key words: Argue, Explain, Discuss, Describe, Analyze, Compare
Argue that Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave” could be used as an accurate
description of mankind’s relationship to the Truth in A Game of Thrones.
Explain who or what represents the following people: people in chairs,
images, the fire, figures tending the fire, the sun, the truth-bringer.
Argue for how you could extend your application of the “Allegory” to
contemporary society.

11. For this one, you would focus here:
 Argue that Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave” could be used as an accurate
description of mankind’s relationship to the Truth in A Game of
Thrones.
 Argue for how you could extend your application of the “Allegory” to
contemporary society.

12. Look for key words: Argue, Explain, Discuss, Describe,
Analyze, Compare
Compare: Make sure you do compare each of the siblings to
Judith and William Shakespeare. You might want to set up on
paragraph that outlines the Shakespeare’s situation and follow
with the other sets of siblings.
Argue that their lives would be different w/o gender bias
Discuss: Extend your theories about A Game of Thrones to
modern society.
Argue that the limitations and opportunities still hold true for
women today.

13. Thesis
Argue that (and how) their lives would be different had
gender not played a role in their fates.
So What?
Argue that these limitation and opportunities still hold (or
don’t hold) true for women today

14. Essay #5: The Thesis
Please copy your question onto a
piece of paper.
Directly below it, write a one
sentence answer that addresses
the argument portion of the prompt.
This will be your thesis.

15. Outline
 Introduction: Do I need to respond to a part of the prompt here?
 Should I include a directed summary here?
 Thesis: One sentence directly answering the question
 Body paragraphs: Do I need to respond to particular aspects of the
prompt? Which?
 What topic sentences can I use that directly support my thesis?
 Which textual evidence will I use to both establish my theoretical
framework (A World of Ideas) and to support my argument (A Game of
Thrones)?
 Conclusion: Can I extend my analysis of A Game of Thrones to
contemporary society? Do I need a different type of conclusion? Which?

16. Essay #5
When you have a clear thesis,
you may work on your essay.
I will be around to ask and
answer questions

17. Homework
 The Last Post #37: Outline and Thesis for Essay 5
 Finish your revision: Due Friday, Week 11 before
noon.
Work on essay #5: Due before the final class begins.
Remember, we will not have a formal meeting for
class 21. Instead, I will be available for conferences
in my office during class hours. I suggest making an
appointment.