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Do Now: Which one of the following is a good thesis statement? Why?
D. None of the arguments in favor of regulating free speech are persuasive.
B. The government has the right to limit free speech.C. There are always alternatives to using racist speech.
F. Americans today are not prepared to give up on the concept of free speech
A. In his article Stanley Fish shows that we don't really have the right to free speech.
E. There should be no restrictions on the 1st amendment if those restrictions are intended merely to protect individuals from unspecified"emotional distress."
Answers
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D. None of the arguments in favor of regulating free speech are persuasive.
B. The government has the right to limit free speech.
C. There are always alternatives to using racist speech.
F. Americans today are not prepared to give up on the concept of free speech
A. In his article Stanley Fish shows that we don't really have the right to free speech.
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Too Factual
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D. None of the arguments in favor of regulating free speech are persuasive.
B. The government has the right to limit free speech.
C. There are always alternatives to using racist speech.
F. Americans today are not prepared to give up on the concept of free speech
A. In his article Stanley Fish shows that we don't really have the right to free speech.
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Too Factual
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Too Broad
Aim: How do you turn a bad thesis into a good one?
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Overly Broad
Aim: How do you turn a bad thesis into a good one?
Non-Thesis
Incontestable
List Essay
Research Paper
Too Factual
Too Broad
Too Vague
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D. None of the arguments in favor of regulating free speech are persuasive.
B. The government has the right to limit free speech.
C. There are always alternatives to using racist speech.
F. Americans today are not prepared to give up on the concept of free speech
A. In his article Stanley Fish shows that we don't really have the right to free speech.
Research Paper Thesis
List Essay Thesis
Overly Broad Thesis
Non-Thesis Thesis
Incontestable
Too Broad Too Broad Too Broad Too Broad Too Broad Too Broad Too Broad Too Broad Too Broad
Too Factual
Too Broad
Too Factual
Too Vague
Too Broad
Aim: How do you turn a bad thesis into a good one?
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This paper will consider the advantages and disadvantages of certain restrictions on free speech.
There should be no restrictions on the 1st amendment.
Although we have the right to say what we want, we should avoid hurting other people's feelings.
There are many reasons why we need to protect free speech.
Hate speech can cause emotional pain and suffering in victims just as intense as physical battery.
Aim: How do you turn a bad thesis into a good one?Research Paper
Non-Thesis Thesis
List Essay
IncontestableOverly Broad
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This paper will consider the advantages and disadvantages of certain restrictions on free speech.
There should be no restrictions on the 1st amendment.
Although we have the right to say what we want, we should avoid hurting other people's feelings.
There are many reasons why we need to protect free speech.
Hate speech can cause emotional pain and suffering in victims just as intense as physical battery.
Aim: How do you turn a bad thesis into a good one?
Research Paper
Non-Thesis Thesis
List Essay
Incontestable
Overly Broad
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Aim: How do you turn a bad thesis into a good one?
in order to say
[something you should care
about].
I want to show you [something in the text]
A Proficient thesis (2)
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Aim: How do you make a good thesis even better?
An advanced/well-developed thesis (3)
I want to show you [something in the text]
which most readers don't see
in order to say
[something you should care
about].
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+ =Thesis
Success is like...
Significance?Consequence?Reason?
+mountain climbing!
What you are saying ABOUT what you see
=
Aim: How do you turn a bad thesis into a good one?
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Aim: How do you turn a bad thesis into a good one?
1--Under-DevelopedNon-Thesis
Incontestable
Too Factual
Overly Broad
Research PaperToo Broad List EssayToo Vague
2--Proficient I want to show you [something in the text]
in order to say
[something you should care
about].
3--Advanced/Well-DevelopedI want to show you
[something in the text]which most readers
don't see
in order to say
[something you should care
about].
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Topic most
don't see+
Significance?Consequence?Reason?
What you are saying
ABOUT what you seeThesis
=
By telling a powerful story of failed love, Romeo and Juliet demonstrates the destructive effects of family pride.
Although we are told from the beginning that it is a tale of "star-crossed lovers," Romeo and Juliet produces its tragedy by calling attention to a series of near-misses, places where the protagonists' downfall could be avoided.
Aim: How do you make a good thesis even
better? Better
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Aim: How do you turn a bad thesis into a good one?
Topic +Significance?Consequence?Reason?
What you are saying
ABOUT what you seeThesis
=
The Reverend Hartman is a deeply frustrated man.
Sherwood Anderson uses descriptions of body parts, especially hands, to show that Reverend Hartman is a deeply frustrated man.
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Aim: How do you turn a bad thesis into a good one?
Topic +Significance?Consequence?Reason?
What you are saying
ABOUT what you seeThesis
=
Your thesis based on the analogyof success to mountain climbing.
If you got a 1--What are you showing me in this analogy?Why should we care about this? (Significance? Consequence? Reason? )
If you got a 2--What could you show mein this analogy most readerswould not notice?This is important because...
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Aim: How do you turn a bad thesis into a good one?
Topic +Significance?Consequence?Reason?
What you are saying
ABOUT what you seeThesis
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Fate versus free will in Macbeth.
Despite Lady Macbeth's attempts to manipulate destiny, these characters are powerless in a world controlled by fate.