As a foundation for structuring our first argument essay, Exploration 1 on page 91 provides a prewriting exercise where you examine your own thinking on "Knowledge and Individual Power." Then, each student is required to select and read 3 works of literature.

Discussion this week will focus on how to support a claim with textual evidence from these works of literature. In your initial paragraph posting, share your 3 choices of literature with your classmates and develop a claim as to how this group of literature illustrates "Knowledge and Individual Power." Then, choose an example of textual evidence from one of your selected works and explain how it supports your claim.

1.Langston Hughes, "Theme for English B"
2.Serman Allexie, "Superman and me"
3.Emily Dickinson," Much madness is divinest sense"