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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."
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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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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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Aim: How do you turn a bad thesis into a good one?
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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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List Essay Thesis
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Non-Thesis Thesis
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Aim: How do you turn a bad thesis into a good one?
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
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
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)
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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Success is like...
Significance?Consequence?Reason?
+mountain climbing!
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Aim: How do you turn a bad thesis into a good one?
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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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don't see+
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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.
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better? Better
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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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Topic +Significance?Consequence?Reason?
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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...
Aim: How do you turn a bad thesis into a good one?
Topic +Significance?Consequence?Reason?
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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.
