ENG 112 Online: Varieties of Writing

Essay 2 Lecture 4: Common Themes

December 20th, 2007

Supplement Lecture Text:

Article Title Here Article Title Here Article Title Here Article Title Here

Possible
Themes
Here

Use this table/grid/rubric to decide which articles have themes that relate to one another. If an article has a theme mentioned, place an “x” in the box next to the theme and under the article title. There’s spaces provided for you to add more possible themes.

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Topic Ideas to Consider
• What are the benefits of technology? How can technology be “helpful”?
• If technology does make us “lazy”, what might be the benefits of that?
• Does popular culture shape attitudes toward racial, gender, sexual, or other stereotyping?

Hot Tip!: Be thinking of possible issues regarding themes you are noticing between sources because they will help lead you to a thesis statement. What questions are coming to mind as you find common themes? What questions are important enough to you to become possible thesis statements? These questions also might lead you to a working thesis. Remember, your thesis for this essay should be argumentative.