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Outline Critiques

2/8/2018

Announcements:

SPAM 2: Remember, before you do SPAM 2, your outline must be complete! It should be done next week. The form is due to me no later than 3:30 next Thursday.
Done with your outline early? Email it to me and your Senior Project Advisor, then come conference with me so we can move you to writing early!

Outline Critiques
Do the outline critique process outlined in the document linked above!

Outline Work Time

GOAL: Finish all sections of your outline!

HOMEWORK:

Finish your outline, share/email it to Lori and your Senior Project Advisor by the start of class on Friday. Almost time to write!

Outlines, Continued...

2/6/2018

Announcements:

SPAM 2- Remember, this is due by next Thursday (2/15) by 3:30. I will give you a hard-copy of the form today. If you don't yet have your meeting scheduled, follow up on that today! Remember, you MUST have your outline completed and shared with your SPA before you can meet.
Finished with your outline early? Come conference with me so you can get started on writing!
Off Campus WEDNESDAY! Head to either the library or Durango Joe's Town Plaza (by City Market) on Wednesday from 9-11:45. Let's get those outlines knocked out!

Outline Work Time:

GOAL: Finish outline for part 3
Research as needed (remember, you will be discovering and filling in the gaps here)
Thesis statement conferences as needed

HOMEWORK:
Work on your outline!

Outlines

2/5/2018

Announcements:

SPAM 2- Remember, this is due next Thursday (2/15) by 3:30. I will give you a hard-copy of the form today. If you don't yet have your meeting scheduled, follow up on that today! Remember, you MUST have your outline completed and shared with your SPA before you can meet.
Finished with your outline early? Come conference with me so you can get started on writing!
Off Campus WEDNESDAY! Head to either the library or Durango Joe's Town Plaza (by City Market) on Wednesday from 9-11:45. Let's get those outlines knocked out!

Outline Work Time:

GOAL: Finish outline for parts 1 and 2, brainstorm main sub-categories/themes for part 3.
Research as needed (remember, you will be discovering and filling in the gaps here)
Thesis statement conferences with Lori

HOMEWORK:
Work on your outline!

Thesis Statement Critiques and Outlining

2/2/2018

Announcements:

Remember, if you weren't in class yesterday, send your SPAM 2 email to your advisor! You can't meet until you are done with your outline...
The month of Febuary will be intensive. Plan on working outside of class more days than not to finish a quality thesis by the due date.
Deep Reading Redos are DUE TODAY!

Thesis Statement Workshop
Time to get ourselves a working thesis statement! Please note, I do expect whatever you come up with today to morph and change as you write and think more deeply about how to synthesize your research. This is to get us started, and give you some direction in your outlining process.

Outlining
Once you have a thesis statement that has gone through the critique process (see Senior Project page for this!), you should start outlining. My suggestion is that you start thinking about Part 3, and thinking about how you want to organize this section. Think about major themes in your research, different arguments that are made about your topic, and start making groups. Then move on to outlining Parts 1 and 2.

GOAL: Identify major themes/arguments for Part 3 of your paper.

HOMEWORK:
Work on your outline! The sooner you finish (and get it approved by Lori), the more time you have to write!

SPAM 2, Outline Dissection, and Thesis Statements

2/1/2018

SPAM 2 Email

Step 1: Read the EXAMPLE letter here. Seriously, this has become legend. Can you you usurp this hero, and take your place in the annals of history?
Step 2: Read the SPAM 2 Guidelines here. This is important, as it gives you the date range and focus of the meeting.
Step 3: Write and send the email to your SPA. Follow up as needed to get your next meeting scheduled.

Outline of Senior Thesis

Senior Thesis Outline Dissection- Complete this activity to get a look at the inner workings of some good outlines (not perfect...but good)
Review outline format and requirements as a class with Lori
Review the guidelines on the Elements handout

Thesis Statement:

How to draft a thesis statement (two potential approaches)
Time to work on it!

Work Time Goals:

Send SPAM 2 Email to your SPA
Draft a working thesis statement that we can critique tomorrow
Start your outline!

HOMEWORK:

Draft a working thesis statement (it can be crappy!). This should be a 1-2 sentence answer to your research question.

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