HIST 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Rock Springs Massacre, Thesis Statement, Topic Sentence
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State clearly three (or two or four) key conceptual points that support the answer. Avoid all or nothing responses and allow room for opposing arguments/positions. Do not organize your paper as article 1 then article 2 then article 3. Organize the paper around a concept and use the article(s) to back up your point. Newspaper editors routinely depicted this event in ____ light. Avoid first person unless directed to do so sparingly- resist the urge to "i think . I feel i believe in my opinion personally" Make sure you choose one event, not some large topic that can"t be completely described in 5 pages. Newspapers depicted chinese miners in racist terms as subhuman . Violence as part and parcel of the west. Topic sentence- "newspapers presented violence as part and parcel of the. Evidence- quotes from papers- referring to other events as typical and violence as ordinary. Last sentence in paragraph wraps up the concept.
