Your final formal writing assignment is to write an argument synthesis following

Your final formal writing assignment is to write an argument synthesis
following proper MLA guidelines with cross curriculum examination in mind. For this essay,
you will choose one of the texts from below. Once a text has been chosen, you will develop an
argumentative thesis that showcases how the text betters our understanding of the ideas/concepts
of another field outside of English. find arguments that can be made from
topics studied in those courses. The various texts you can choose from are:
The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” by Ursula K LeGuin
“Hills like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemmingway
“The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson
“Where Are you Going, Where Have you Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates
“Girl” by Jamaica Kincaid
“Everyday Use” by Alice Walker
“The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
“The Things They Carried” by Tim O’Brian
“The Fourth State of Matter” by Jo Anne Beard
Trifles by Susan Glaspell
Othello, Macbeth, Hamlet, or Richard III by William Shakespeare
This is an argumentative essay and should therefore use modes of argumentation in your writing
such as Rogerian argument, logos/ethos/pathos, and an awareness of avoiding potential logical
fallacies (which are covered in various lecture videos towards the bottom of the content page).
Things to consider:
 The thesis should be a claim rooted in argumentation. In what way does the selected text
elevate the concepts of the selected field? If you believe the text is not adequately
enhancing the reader’s understanding of the outside concept, be sure to argue for that
claim.
 What do other experts (your secondary sources) have to say on this subject, and how do
their views influence your argumentation?
 What might opponents of your argument say? How might you prove them wrong?
 Why does your argument matter?
Requirements: Six pages (meaning you need to hit the 6th page). I am also requiring at least five
academic secondary sources make it within the paper (the story doesn’t count towards this).
1.Choose a workable topic
2.Use quotes from the story to help support your opinions.
3.Remember what you know about good writing
4.Remember what you know about conducting research.
5.Use the resources available to you
6.Don’t forget that the essay is an argument