Why: This writing assignment will allow you to learn about the brain and how you can maximize your intelligence.

Why: This writing assignment will allow you to learn about the brain and how you can maximize your intelligence. This assignment also enables you to enhance and demonstrate your ability to:

Read critically and distinguish between opinion and evidence.

Compose unified coherent paragraphs that develop topic sentences with detailed support.

Compose essays using various rhetorical strategies.

What: Write a 3-4 page essay analyzing “Hidden Intellectualism.”

How:

Carefully and actively re-read and annotate “Hidden Intellectualism”

Write an introduction to your essay in which you tell readers the name of the text and the author of the document which you will be discussing and define some of the key ideas or issues which appear in the document.

Write a clear thesis statement that

references the text you are analyzing

paraphrases an aspect of that text

takes a stand about that aspect.

Write topic sentences for three to five body paragraphs. Make sure each topic sentence

References a key term from your thesis

Introduces

Write body paragraphs in which you analyze the document. This will be the longest section of your essay. In these body paragraphs you will explain the document you are analyzing in great detail and closely examine the language and tone of particular passages of the text you are analyzing. You will also compare and/or contrast these ideas with others you have experience with and synthesize these ideas with other concepts from your personal experience. You will then react to the text, sharing with your readers why this text matters (or doesn’t) and evaluating the document for quality, credibility, relevancy, correctness and/or morality. Consider the tone, audience, purpose, and evidence of the text you are analyzing.

Write a conclusion to your essay in which you explore the implications of your analysis by answering questions such as “So What?” (why does this document, and your essay, matter to scholars and the world) and “What now?” (how should readers change their behavior, perspective, or understanding of the document and the world now that they have read your essay)

proofread your essay and make corrections to your sentences

********MY CURRENT THESIS STATEMENT — In “Hidden Intellectualism”, I believe that we can explore in depth the examination of the educational system justifies the need to expand the definition of “intellectualism” in order to embrace a more inclusive teaching approach that will explore the underutilized potential of students who excel in non-academic domain.