Posted: June 11th, 2015

Please read this article and answer these questions, Please number your responses to the questions.

Please read this article and answer these questions, Please number your responses to the questions.

1.Does the writer address one of the optional prompts related to the concept of identity?
2. Does the essay contain analysis of at least one of the assigned readings from the chapter “Identities” or “Messages”?
3. Does the essay meet the required length (900-1500 words)?
4. How does the beginning of the paper catch your attention?
5. How does the writer focus the paper? Restate the writer’s thesis statement. Is it clear, arguable, and unique to this essay (does it convey the writer’s interpretive claim about the subject)?
6. Each paragraph should develop an aspect of the thesis statement. Which paragraph does this particularly well? Explain.
7. Each paragraph should include a clear topic sentence, support (textual evidence, logical reasoning, relevant observation), and commentary (analysis). Which paragraphs need further development and why? Be specific.
8. Where do you see abrupt or noticeable breaks between paragraphs? Where could the writer strengthen transitions?
9. In the conclusion, does the writer make an attempt to discuss the overall relevance of the paper’s thesis or does it merely restate the points covered in the body of the paper? Explain.
10. Does the writer quote the text(s) in MLA format?
11. Does the writer include works cited entires in MLA format?
12. What in the essay confuses you? What do you want to know more about?
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