HIS 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Block Quotation, Tzu, Thesis Statement

• School: EKU, Eastern
• Department: HIS—History
• Course: HIS 100
• Professor: Catherine Stearn

Document Summary

The author uses quotations but will not introduce them properly or explain them. The quotes might be strung along in a paragraph with little analysis. The writer may also have persistent problems with grammar, sentence structure, and spelling. All "b" level writing includes the structure outlined above (intro, body, conclusion,) but the writer will make a strong effort to have a clear and more complex thesis in the introduction. Throughout the paper, the writer will choose and discuss specific pieces of evidence from the readings (quotations, incidents, arguments) to support the paper"s overall thesis. The writing is often fluid and orderly, with very few grammatical problems, but the analysis of the evidence is often not pushed as far as it could go. All "a" level writing includes all of the above requirements for a "b" essay, plus an even more textured use of specific evidence from the assigned materials to support the writer"s position.