This document provides an agenda and information for Class 20 of an EWRT 2 course. It includes plans for a make-up vocabulary exam, an in-class self-assessment writing, and drafting Essay #5. It provides details on grading criteria and due dates. Students are instructed to write a thesis for Essay #5 on arguing an aspect of the prompt, and an outline is discussed. Homework includes finishing a revision, posting a thesis and outline, and signing up for a meeting before the final class.

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
Today: Class 20
 Make-up Vocab 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: 25 participation
points
 Game of Thrones Episode
 Final discussion

4. Make-up Exam
Choose the exam you want to make-
up.
You have 20 minutes to complete the
exam.
In A Game of Thrones, you win or you
die! Play Hard!

5. • 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
post this on Kaizena comments.
• Due Friday, Week 11
Self-Assessment

6. Here is the Math!
See the assignment sheet for more
details.
 Figure your final grade this way: 150/31= 4.84 points per post minus 2.42 points for
each late post (48 hours after the due time. There are no points awarded for posts more
than 48 hours late). Then, multiply the total times the average grade percentage for the
quality of your work.
 Example
 Posts completed: 29 x 4.84 points = 140.36 points
 Late posts: 1 x 2.42 = 2.42
 Subtract the smaller from the larger: 140.36 – 2.42= 137.94
 Quality of posts: A- or 92% (Quality only exceeds 94% if you have positive comments
from me.)
 Multiply the total times the quality: 137.94 x.92=126.90 or 127/150 points.

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 #32: 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.
 See you in class for the final!