Deductive Reasoning

§Most commonly associated with logic
§Applying general to specific
§Used with the principle that as long as the supporting reasons (premises) are true, the conclusion is true
§Most absolute kind of reasoning

Essay Requirements

§6-10 pages
§6 sources—including the work you are starting with
§MLA format
§Works Cited
§TitleInclude not only support for your point of view but the opposing argument

R/A Topic 4

§Research the Women’s Movement beginning in the nineteenth century. Trace it through the sixties and include key progressions in women’s rights. Then argue whether women can overcome beauty ideals. Use Naomi Wolf’s “The Beauty Myth” as support for your argument.
§Option 2—Answer the above topic, and argue that Nora’s beauty is one of the reasons she is not taken seriously in A Doll’s House.

You may also include "Hills Like White Elephants" and argue that the man wanted the abortion because he feared the change in the girl's gender role--from girl to woman/mother

R/A Topic 3

§Using “Fatherless America” as your starting point, calculate what the rate of single parent households (headed by women) will be in ten years. Determine what the impact on society will be if your projected figure comes true.

R/A Topic 2

§Research the formation of male gender identity and argue whether “cross-gender behavior” in children determines they will be gay. Use “My Son Doesn’t Act Like a Boy” to support your reasoning. You may organize your essay as exemplification.

R/A Topic 1

Research several actual soldiers’ stories from the Vietnam War. Using your research and Tim O’Brien’s “The Things They Carried,” write an essay comparing the soldiers in the story with the experiences from actual soldiers. Then using research on what actual soldiers’ return and reintegration to society was like, predict what some of the characters’ return from Vietnam would be like

Make Up Quiz

1. According to Thinking Critically, what is the method for achieving short-term goals?

2. In Chapter 2 of Thinking Critically, what is a quality of a critical thinker? (Your answer must be one from the text)

3. What is synthesis in the critical thinking process?

4. When you are perceiving sensations, what three activities are your engage in (chapter 4 Thinking Critically)

5. In "Araby" where did the narrator want to go?

6. Name one thing the soldiers carried in "The Things They Carried"

7. What kills Sykes in "Sweat"?

8. Do you think the couple has the abortion in "Hills Like White Elephants"? Why or why not?

9. Who gives Giovanni the antidote in Rappaccini's Daughter?

10. What is the last Vagina Monologue about?