Extended Definition Essay

General Overview:

Choose one word or phrase and give it the proper essay-length definition it deserves. You will want to explore the meaning of this word in a way that promotes discussion and elaboration. Your word or phrase must have some connection with Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café or A Good Man is Hard to Find.

The final due date will be March 10^th.

Standards:

       I.            Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.

    II.            Develop the topic thoroughly by selecting the most significant and relevant facts, extended definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples appropriate to the audience’s knowledge of the topic.

Expectations:

·         You will need to decide what the purpose of your definition is. Do you want to add clarity to an abstract or foreign word? Do you want to add a personal commentary on a word that you believe is misused? Do you want to make use of a technical term? Do you want to provide the historical use of a term? Is it a recognizable term that simply needs a closer look?

·         You will need to use at least 2 nonfiction sources (articles, speeches, non-fiction books) when discussion your term or phrase. Remember that a dictionary definition does not count as a source (although you can use it in your essay if it helps to promote clarity or conflict with your term). Wikipedia also does not count as a source.

·         You will also need to make a specific reference to either work of fiction from the unit (Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café or A Good Man is Hard to Find). It helps to make this fictional source a main idea of a body paragraph.

·         You can refer to yourself (think of this as an informal research paper)

·         This essay must be at least 2 ½ pages long with an additional works cited page or section added.