Chapter 9: Towards the Well-Researched Paper
Complete the Essay Self-Evaluation of Your Two-Storey Thesis Below.
Taking Measure
Please complete this self-evaluation of the two-storey thesis you wrote in Chapter 7.
Each question requires a “Yes” or “No” answer. For each “Yes” response, give yourself one point. Your final score will be a mark out of eleven (eg.: ten “Yes” responses = 10/11).
Components
Did you narrow your approach from the general prompt to a specific, concrete focus?
Y/N
Did you identify two specific pieces of evidence?
Y/N
Did you concentrate in both storeys on your central document and its concrete elements?
Y/N
First Storey: Evidence/Observations
Is the first piece of evidence something you can literally point to in the document?
Y/N
Is the second piece of evidence something you can literally point to in the document?
Y/N
Does each piece of evidence add something new?
Y/N
Second Storey: Argument
Have you provided a specific interpretation of the concrete evidence in your first storey?
Y/N
Are you still concentrating on the evidence itself, instead of overlooking it in favour of a more general discussion?
Y/N
Is your argument controversial? Is it possible for the reader to disagree with it?
Y/N
Style
Did you avoid the use of first- or second-person pronouns? (I, we, us, our, etc.)
Y/N
Did you avoid words from the Ctrl-F list? (society, technology, people, etc.)
Y/N