Chapter 4: From Thesis to Essay
Third Storey
Example
After Justice defines common as “a level-playing field” (para. 6), the author concludes with a call to arms encouraging humans to understand their ethical responsibility to each other, and to “share” (para. 12) the concerns of a globalized human population in “Earth’s biosphere” (para. 12).
Now we are ready to add the third storey! Again, take the third storey of your thesis and give each part its own paragraph. Underline each part of the third storey so that you know what deserves its own paragraph.
Activity
Paragraph 6: Explain what Justice means by “a level-playing field” (para. 6) and how it links to “ the same original roots of collective language construction that unites every modern person to their human counterparts around the globe.”
Paragraph 7: Explain how this level playing field leads to “a call to arms encouraging humans to understand their ethical responsibility to each other, and to “share” (para. 12) the concerns of a globalized human population in “Earth’s biosphere” (para. 12).
Again, notice how each paragraph includes specific words and phrases from Justice’s work while adding something new to that thought.