ENG 122 Identifying Your Thesis Statement-Assignment Solution

Overview: Let’s work on identifying the thesis statement in your work. In Summative Assessment Part Two Milestone One, you created a first draft of your critical analysis essay by answering a series of questions in a Microsoft Word document. At this point, your preliminary thesis may not be at the end of the introductory paragraph, or it may not be as concise as it will be in the final draft. In this “hide-and-seek” exercise, you will find your hidden thesis statement. And when you are finished, you will have a workable thesis that will help you complete the reverse outline later in this module.

Prompt: Review the first draft of your critical analysis essay and identify your main claim. The main claim should summarize your reaction to your selected reading and your supporting points. Remember that a strong thesis statement should contain a main claim and three supporting points to back up the main claim. (Feel free to return to the 6-1 reading to review the material on thesis statements.) Use the framework below for help constructing your thesis statement.

Main Claim		Key Points
The article’s main claim of ____ is ____		because ____, ____, and ____.
	Rubric

Guidelines for Submission: Save your work in a Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Then,

check your writing for errors. Once you have proofread your document, submit it via the Assignment: Identify Your Thesis Statement link in Brightspace.

Critical Elements	Proficient (100%)	Needs Improvement (75%)	Not Evident (0%)	Value
Main Claim	Identifies claim that relates to	Identifies claim, but relation to	Does not identify claim	40
	selected work	selected work is vague
Supporting Key Points	Identifies three relevant key	Identifies three key points, but	Does not identify three key	40
	points in support of claim	they do not support the claim	points
Articulation of	Submission has no major errors	Submission has major errors	Submission has critical errors	20
Response	related to citations, grammar,	related to citations, grammar,	related to citations, grammar,
	spelling, syntax, or organization	spelling, syntax, or organization	spelling, syntax, or organization
		that negatively impact readability	that prevent understanding of
		and articulation of main ideas	ideas
			Total	100%