“Are written descriptions an effective method to transmit mental imagery?”
Paper instructions:
250 words, MLA formatted (1 page)
No quotes or works cited page necessary, but in-text citations can be used if needed
Proposals and abstracts often echo the first paragraph, or introduction, of the paper they describe
The prompt for this week’s assignment is as follows:
“Are written descriptions an effective method to transmit mental imagery?”
Find two scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles that might help elucidate your answer to the prompt
You must develop a thesis and three topic sentences
Your answer to the prompt is going to be a “Yes, with an if” or a “No, with a but”. Why do you think so?
A good format for your intro would be as follows
!. Hook: draws reader into a text, introduces topic, can be a quote, but avoid questions
2. Sources: the full names of the authors and the articles you find are introduced
3. Thesis: should be arguable, balanced, original and supported by your research
4. Topic 1: This sentence explains how your first paragraph illustrates your thesis
5. Topic 2: This explains the content of your second paragraph and how it relates to thesis
6. Topic 3: All of these TSs are the subtopics that your thesis needs to address
7. Transition: Segues from your topic sentence 3 back to your thesiss and the next paragraph