Writing Workshop, Day 2: Thesis Statements and Outlines

1. Share out writing goals
2. Review final version of Essay Prompt (in your gmail inbox)
3. Select a "current issue" and review class discussion sources.

• Sources for "General Racism in American Society"
• Sources for "Voting Rights & Disenfranchisement"
• Sources for "Law Enforcement & the Criminal Justice System"

Other useful resources: 

• President Obama's Selma speech (with transcript) & full episodes of "Eyes on the Prize" 
• Speeches by Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X 
• Martin Luther King's "Letter from a Birmingham Jail"
• Episode 2 of "Eyes on the Prize" and Chapters from Voices of Freedom

4. Write a "first draft" thesis statement (see our Thesis Guide HERE and UNC's Writing Center Guide HERE).
5. If there is time, identify your three supporting points.