Requirements
Thesis
Draft Workshops
Content
Sources
100
The length of the paper
What is 2000 words (7-8 pages)?
100
True or false: The thesis should be factual.
What is false?
100
Page count for the first draft workshop
What is two?
100
If I'm writing about the Georgia Southern subculture, this category might include Erk Russell, Luke Bryan, and college students.
What is people?
100
Number of sources required
What is five?
200
The style guide you must use
What is APA or MLA (your choice)?
200
The purpose of the evidence (research) you provide in the paper
What is "to support the argument (claim) in the thesis"?
200
Page count for the second draft workshop
What is five?
200
If I'm writing about Georgia Southern, this category might include Landrum and the Plaza.
What is places?
200
The three types of required sources
What are the interview, a book, and a scholarly journal article?
300
The paper due date
What is Wednesday, April 26?
300
The two components of a thesis
What are claim and reasons?
300
The first draft workshop date
What is Wednesday, April 12?
300
If I'm writing about Georgia Southern, this category might include GATA and "Hail Southern!"
What is language?
300
The site you may use, but it doesn't count as one of your sources
What is Urban Dictionary?
400
Contents of the final portfolio
What are all drafts and critiques, the cover letter, and the final paper?
400
The summary and the list
What are "two types of non-thesis thesis statements"?
400
The second draft workshop date
What is Wednesday, April 18?
400
If I'm writing about Georgia Southern, this category might include Freedom's flight and walking around Sweetheart Circle three times with a significant other.
What are traditions and rituals?
400
The guideline for sources that don't seem credible (blogs by non-experts, forums or message boards, etc.)?
What is "check with me first"?
500
The overall purpose/approach of the paper
What is "develop an interpretation or argument based on your research"?
500
A criterion for a solid thesis
What is "reasonable, educated people might have an opposing viewpoint"?
500
The deadline (date and time) for the thesis workshop
What is Tuesday, April 11, at 5 p.m.?
500
If I'm writing about Georgia Southern, in what category might I discuss a Statesboro business owner who didn't attend school here but has season football tickets, a Gus bumper sticker, and GATA posters in the office?
What is "criteria for belonging"?
500
The requirement to include a source on your bibliography page
What is "you must quote or paraphrase the source at least once in the paper"?