End As a Man Paper

The goal of a synthesis is to take two or more writings on a related subject and bring them together to get a greater understanding of the subject than could be gleaned from looking at the texts individually.  You should be able to refer to several articles or sources in order to make a single point, in order to advance a thesis.

After reading End as a Man, by Calder Willingham,  discuss how the novel reflects the behavior evidenced by the various experiments we’ve read about.

What I will be grading:

       Thesis—You should focus your essay around a strong statement of thesis that illuminates something about the connection between End as a Man and the experiments we read about.

       Development of points—You shouldn’t just give a laundry list of similarities and differences between the novel and the experiments. Instead, you should be able to explain the reasons for and/or the significance of those similarities and differences.

       Specific support—Don’t make vague generalizations.  Support your points with specific references to the articles and the novel.

       Organization—Your points should be arranged in a logical order.

Points to remember:

1)   You must properly cite (parenthetical and works cited page) all sources, including the novel.

2)   Your essay should be approximately 1000-1500 words.

3)   Authors, both male and female, are referred to by their last names, i.e. “Haskell points out that women’s films…”

4)   Spell check and proofread.  Sloppiness, although not my primary concern, detracts from your authority as a writer and my enjoyment of your essay.