Method

Last week, Omer asked each of you to comment on a peer's thesis statement with the following questions:
1) What was being proposed?
2) Why was it being proposed?
3) Can it be done in two semesters? And how?

This week, you are being asked to elucidate on the how. In a format of your choosing (text, drawing, graphic, etc, etc, etc), describe your plan of attack for the next two semesters. What are the steps required in the next eight months that will allow you to complete the project to (your and our) satisfaction? How will you test your questions? What is your schedule? Where will you begin? Where will you end?

We know that this will all change as you move forward, in all likelihood several times. This assignment is intended to prod you to think systematically about the project, and to devise ways to begin.

Second Assignment

1 + 3 + 9 = (Position Paper v.1.1)

The rules of the game are fairly straightforward:

~ 1 (one line that serves as your thesis statement)
+ 3 (three sentences that expand upon -- without repeating -- the original line)
+ 9 (sentences that flesh out the idea).

All three parts should build one argument, but should not repeat (or be merely restatements of the same thing). It may help to think of the first part as your title, the second as the subtitle, and the third as an executive summary, or brief description you might find on the back of a book.

This assignment is intended to provide you with a clear structure that should encourage you to articulate clearly your thoughts on thesis thus far. It is merely the first pass through this exercise; we expect that you will get better at it each time you are asked to do it.