ONE-PARAGRAPH ESSAY.

Because you are drafting, start each draft at the center of the paragraph – the proof section of the paragraph. Lay down the outside source’s words with a signal phrase first then introduce the material before it and discuss it after. As you work, edit the source material for fit your proposition/claim in response to the question. Note: This is labor-intensive writing. It will take you longer than you expect to unify each of the paragraphs around an arguable point of view.

You must use parenthetical citations that distinguishes indirect voices that appear in Young’s text.

No “drop quotes” allowed. Not using a signal phrase will lead to automatic failure of this assignment.

No “Works Cited” page required.

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Paraphrase the last paragraph in Chapter Eight on page 171, then build a paragraph around it. Take Young’s paragraph, give Young credit, and make Young’s central idea there sound like you. The paraphrase itself should be two to four sentences. Once you have your paraphrase worked out (work it 3x!!!), set down your parenthetical then build a paragraph around it. Your topic sentence should be about what Young’s words tell you about American power in SE Asia in the mid-1960s:

Topic sentence about American power in SE Asia in the mid-1960s

Paraphrase of Young 171