Brainstorming with a Chart

For this assignment, you will practice brainstorming and setting up essays and research

papers with charts. In this assignment you will be using a tree chart. Here is an example of a tree

chart and the set up for this assignment.

The
Prompt

Thesis
Statement

Argument Argument Argument

1 2 3

Source Source Source

1/2/3 1/2/3 1/2/3

Citation Citation Citation

1. The Prompt will be given to you.

2. You will write your own Thesis Statement.

3. You will write three Arguments to support your thesis statement with each one pertaining

to one primary source and two secondary sources.

4. For each of the arguments, use one given source to support your argument.

5. With each source, cite it in MLA format (the format will be given to you) as you would

in a works cited page.

 This assignment is to practice using sources for essays/research papers and creating your own

thesis statements and arguments for prompts. As well as differentiating between primary and

secondary sources for each of the arguments (be sure to use one source per argument). This will

also give you the practice of creating citations for sources as you would for a works cited page.

• You will be using Gliffy to create your tree chart, https://www.gliffy.com/ , and have

your parents help you make an account.

• Next copy and paste the given prompt into the first top square

• Write your thesis statement in the second square.

• The next line of squares are three arguments you create to support your thesis

statement.

• The next line are quotations from each of the sources to support your argument. Be

sure to only use one source per argument.

• The last line are citations of the sources. Be sure to cite them as you would for a

works cited page.

This will be due in class with two hard copies, one for myself to grade and one for you to keep in

class.

The Prompt

In Romeo and Juliet, how does Juliet show her independence in her soliloquy in Act 2 scene 2

and in your opinion does this reflect William Shakespeare’s views on women in society?
Sources

1. Romeo and Juliet (use your copy of the play to create the citation)

2. “Shakespeare's evolving attitudes towards women”

a. https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-32379759

3. “Shakespeare’s Pathos”

a. http://www.shakespeare-online.com/biography/shakespearepathos3.html

MLA Citation

For books:

Last Name, First Name. Title of Work. City of Publication, Publisher, Publication Date.

For websites:

Editor, author, or compiler name (if available). Name of Site. Version number, Name of

institution/organization affiliated with the site (sponsor or publisher), date of resource creation (if

available), URL, DOI or permalink. Date of access (if applicable).

Thesis Statement

“a short statement, usually one sentence, that summarizes the main point, or claim of an essay,

research paper, etc., and is developed, supported, and explained in the text by means of examples

and evidence” (dictionary.com)

Here is an example of what a completed assignment will look like.
Checklist:

__/3

Spelling and grammar are all correct and all sentences are complete.

__/2

Flow chart is put together as explained and showed in the example diagrams.

__/5

Thesis statement, arguments, and chosen quotations are cohesive and supportive of one

another.

__/5

Citations are all created correctly according to the source type.

 Works Cited Page

“Thesis Statement.” Dictionary.com, Dictionary.com, www.dictionary.com/browse/thesis-

statement.

“Welcome to the Purdue OWL.” Welcome to the Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL),

owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/.