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Write a 1500–2000-word paper (approximately 6–8 double-spaced pages) that is an expository essay which summarizes a selected reading. • Harris, Marvin. (1991 [1974]) Cows, Pigs, Wars, and Witches: The Riddles of Culture. New York: Vintage.
Make the case that the thesis is the best “boiling down” of the point of the
selection to one sentence.
selection to one sentence.
• Create an introductory section of the paper in which you (1) articulate clearly
what the thesis is, and (2) give a broad and brief description of the components of your paper. There should be at least three paragraphs, not including introductory and concluding ones, that are completed.
what the thesis is, and (2) give a broad and brief description of the components of your paper. There should be at least three paragraphs, not including introductory and concluding ones, that are completed.
• Create a conclusion that restates the thesis and the support for it and then “moves beyond” that restatement. One way to do this is to think about it this way: “If what the author has said is true, then perhaps more people should . . .” You’re unlikely to use this language, but it is a good way to conceptualize ways to “move beyond.”