Humanities Homework Help

You are to create the following:

a.     An introductory paragraph that contains a thesis statement (the claim or argument you are making) with a plan of development 

b.     Three body paragraphs that discuss the three points you outlined in the plan of development in your thesis statement.  Make sure that your body paragraphs discuss the three points in the same order as you listed them in the thesis statement.  Each body paragraph should contain the following:

   i.      A topic sentence that states the point you are going to explain in that paragraph

   ii.      At least three, specific supporting details that come in the form of examples

c.       A concluding paragraph that restates your claim and your three points of support but in different words than you used in your thesis statement.  Also make sure that you don’t introduce any new points.  Add a final thought like a prediction or a recommendation. 

Topic Selection

You are allowed freedom in topic selection for this essay as long as the essay you write uses examples as supporting evidence.  Take a look at the topics below to see if you would like to write about one of them:

1. Select an important person in your life and set out to describe that person by assigning three character traits to that individual.  For example, you might choose to write an essay describing your grandmother.  You might have a thesis statement like this one, “My grandmother is a strong, hardworking and caring person.”  Your three body paragraphs would be organized around the three traits.  Your examples would come in each body paragraph when you set out to develop at least three specific examples of how your grandmother shows each trait. 
2. What are three qualities of successful workers in your field of study?  For example, a nursing major would select three qualities that it takes for nurses to be successful in their field and then discuss those three qualities in the three body paragraphs (one quality per body paragraph), providing at least three specific examples of specific behaviors/actions in which good nurses exhibit each quality.  What qualities make good chefs, good accountants, or good firefighters?  All students should be able to write this essay based upon their specific majors. 
3. Imagine that you had to live your life now without the convenience of your cell phone. What three areas of your life might be affected (entertainment, social life, information access, communication, safety)?  Select three areas and develop a thesis statement around those three areas and then dedicate a body paragraph to each area.  In each body paragraph, provide at least three specific examples of how that area of your life might be affected by the loss of your cell phone.