Read ‘Channel Firing’ by Thomas which is on page 284-85. Here is my Read the criticism by on the SMC database which is It is also Drawing upon all of the ideas and concepts that have been covered in class, (mainly in my Chapter One) along with anything you may have picked up from the Harvard Writing Center website…do some real brainstorming, generate a THESIS: and then support that THESIS in a college level paper in which you will ESSAY your ARGUMENT. The paper will obviously draw on the poem and Holder’s analysis for support and will also include a consideration of a counter-argument. No other criticism is to be used. If you need a quick refresher: look at the sample paper in the textbook again: one poem, one critic, one thesis = a paper. In this case the paper needs to be 5 pages. Use the undefin
ed The paper is a college level essay, therefore it does a) tell the plot of the poem…. b) summarise the criticism…. c) talk about how much you liked/disliked the poem and/or the poet. (Clearly: I liked it/ It was boring: is not an argument, it is merely an opinion: a college paper is not an opinion, it is built from an argument which is reasoned. IF you need a refresher on Developing a Thesis : a) the poem to support YOUR ARGUMENT b) the criticism to support YOUR ARGUMENT. I will be using the undefined 12 point font etc…as always… regular margins. I don’t like to give a prompt: but to help you and to keep you focused on Hardy and Holder (instead of writing about “Life” or ‘War’ etc…) : here is a springboard for you to jump on and dive into some brainstorming to find a thesis: Good Luck