M2 Personal Response Worksheet
Student Name

· Before you begin, check your CORE course pack pp. 19-20 and think about how you want to respond to your prompt.

· Also, before you write your thesis, check the thesis structure and examples in your CORE course pack p 21.

Outlining Stage

Shine’s Feedback

(What to improve?)

Thesis Statement:

– A: Key word [noun]

– B: Supporting details (Roadmap)

– C: Overall reaction

– Prompt with quotation marks

Background (One additional source)

1) Context (where/when):

2) Who were mainly involved in the historical event(s) related to your prompt:

3) 3~4 Important Historical Facts:

– Relevant information to the prompt?

– Missing citation or quotation marks

or page numbers?

– Sufficient historical facts?

Body 1 (Assertion key words: )

1) Evidence:

– Match the order of the roadmap in

the thesis?

– Suitable assertion key words?

– Evidence directly from the primary

source?

– Suitable evidence to support your

thesis?

– Proper citation?

Body 2 (Assertion key words: )

1) Evidence:

– Match the order of the roadmap in

the thesis?

– Suitable assertion key words?

– Evidence directly from the primary

source?

– Suitable evidence to support your

thesis?

– Proper citation?

Body 3 (Assertion key words: )

1) Evidence:

– Match the order of the roadmap in

the thesis?

– Suitable assertion key words?

– Evidence directly from the primary

source?

– Suitable evidence to support your

thesis?

– Proper citation?

References (Primary Source + ONE additional source in APA)

– Primary source list?

– One additional source list?

– Correct APA?

Introduction (Draft)
Background (Draft)
Body Paragraphs (Draft)
Conclusion (Draft)
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