Discussion:
A Five-Page Essay Is Not to Be Feared
At least two In-text parenthetical citations per paragraph (except the conclusion)
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Describe your images.This process prepares your reader for your platform. Describe the physical image, comprehensively demonstrating a full understanding of significant elements of the image. Your description will include the socio-political / cultural / historical message intended by the creator. Place your Thesis Statement after the description. It is okay if this information carries over into the following page.
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Provide a well-developed explanation of the meaning or purpose of the image, fully supported by the evidence within the image. If your image is about "Bullying", tell your reader what bullying is, and point to the references in the image. This is the information that supports your Thesis Statement. Base this information on scholarly research and include in-text citations. This information should take more than one page.
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This is information that you began on the previous page. Continue your research.
Use two to three scholarly articles to support your claim.
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This is information that you began on the previous page. Continue your research.
Consequences & Implications: Present a detailed, sophisticated discussion of consequences and/or implications of the visual image's meaning. Include research on the rebuttal. Respond to the counterargument of your thesis? Use one (1) scholarly article to support the counterargument. After you give the counterargument, you are ready to write your conclusion.
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Wrap up the research and write the conclusion. Remember, the conclusion restates the introduction and includes the thesis statement.