This essay is shorter than our other two essays and allows you to demonstrate all that we have been working on this quarter. You will make an argument, related to your major, and support it. You will integrate citations when necessary and will write sentences that best reflect your good ideas. You will use ethos, logos, and pathos as you deem appropriate and ensure that your paragraphs center on one idea.
Third essay: WP3
Have you ever thought about how you could improve your major? Perhaps you have taken a required class for your major that you found did not best serve the overall major or you may have wished that a class was required for the major because it would better prepare students in your major for their future professions. In your third essay you will be writing about your own major.
In an essay of 600 – 750 words argue for the addition or deletion of a required class for your major. To support your argument, use two relevant academic and general sources, such as your department’s Web site or handbook, academic or professional journals or articles from one of the newspapers noted in WP2. You will need a works cited page for this paper. If you are unsure about a source, please check with me. You may not use Wikipedia or equivalent sources for this paper.
This is a thesis driven essay. I encourage you to use a “because clause” for your provisional thesis because doing so will help you use a claim and reason in your thesis. Be sure to explain and support your reasons while also giving details about the class you would add or delete so that a reader outside your discipline will understand what the class is about and how it relates to the major.
