Assignment
You will submit a project that includes a demonstrated prewriting technique, a topic sentence outline, and a draft essay that resulted from your prewriting and outline. Completing this assignment is part of a final capstone paper which will be submitted.
Specifically, you will complete the following:
• Select a topic question from the topic list. Click here for the topic list.
• Identify and use at least 1 invention or prewriting strategy (mind mapping, brainstorming, listing, freewriting, etc.).
• Develop a thesis statement and 3 strong supporting subtopics.
• Create a topic sentence outline (scheme strategy).
• Prepare a first-draft essay.
Note: Your submission should be double-spaced with 12-point font and 1" margins and include your prewriting, outline, and 500-word-minimum first-draft essay.
Please see Figure 2.3 below from page 33 of your textbook for an outline example.
Outline Example
Intro: start with anecdote about the glass ceiling
Thesis: Today's Americans may believe that we have diverse workplaces, but sadly this is far from the truth.
History of racial divides in the workplace
Office jobs
Labor
Skilled vs. unskilled laborers
Industrial laborers
Skills and education
Advances
Laws
Affirmative action process
Recent cases
News reports
Case study
Conclusion.