1A Formative Assessment #2 for Cooked Essay
Learning Objectives for Formative Assessment #2, Writing Your Thesis Paragraph for Your Cooked Essay
One. Write a thesis paragraph for your Cooked essay that frames Jeff Henderson’s moral crisis in the context of Arthur C. Brooks’ essay “Love People, Not Pleasure.”
Two. Use this paragraph as a building block for your Follow Your Passion essay.
Three. Show an authentic connection to your subject matter to make your readers care about your exposition.
Assignment Description
Write a thesis paragraph that answers this question: “How did Jeff Henderson go from a criminal to a world-class chef and exemplar of moral goodness?”
To answer this question requires analysis: You are analyzing the causes and effects of Henderson’s behaviors as he evolves from Old Jeff to New Jeff.
Since you are analyzing the causes of Old Jeff and his state of moral turpitude and contrasting Old Jeff with the causes that led to New Jeff and his state of professional excellence and societal responsibility, you are breaking down Jeff Henderson’s story into parts.
In the world of essay writing when we breakdown something into parts, we call this exposition a cause and effect analysis or simply cause and effect.
Remember: Your Thesis Answers the Central Question
How did Jeff Henderson evolve from big-time criminal to world-class chef? Your thesis paragraph should clearly answer this question.
List of Requirements for This Assignment
One. Your thesis paragraph answers the question: How did Jeff Henderson evolve from big-time criminal to world-class chef?
Two. Your paragraph should be between 150-200 words in length.
Three. The reasons that you provide in your thesis provide an outline for the subsequent body paragraphs.
Four. Your paragraph should be uploaded as an attachment to either turnitin or Unicheck, depending on which platform has a contract with the college.
How I Break Down Your Grade for This Assignment of 25 Points
One. Thesis paragraph that powerfully explains the causes behind Jeff Henderson’s transformation and provides body paragraph outline embedded in the causes, 10 points.
Two. Have sufficient details to establish a meaningful, authentic approach to the subject. A writer never wants to just “go through the motions,” that is to say, deliver a perfunctory effort. Deliver the degree of authenticity and meaning this subject deserves, 10 points.
Three. Write full sentences and avoid sentence mechanics, spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors. Be especially mindful of avoiding comma splice and sentence fragments, 5 points.
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Resources Needed for This Assignment:
Cooked: My Journey from the Streets to the Stove by Jeff Henderson
“Love People, Not Pleasure” by Arthur C. Brooks
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