The Sanctuary of School by Lynda Barry

Select any text (s)/personal narrative(s) of your choice from the textbook which we have discussed in class. The range of the selection should start from the week after the mid-term examination and end during the week the essay is due. You can choose two or more texts/narratives. Take a position on the story you have chosen, compose a position statement/thesis stem, and include/attach four claims in the position statement that will consist of the body of the essay. Map the position statement with the four claims (as mentioned in the previous paragraph). Other choices to organize thoughts that occur about the essay include webbing or an outline. Remember that a literary analysis is an argument. Argument: Argumentation means just that—to argue a position. The key to arguing a position is having a clear stance on what you are arguing about, and then proving that point through the use of evidence. Considering the opposing point of view and offering a rebuttal are also important elements of many genres that use argumentative techniques. The Purdue Owl offers an overview of the term “the argument essay,” which outlines a type of text that is commonly produced in an essay that uses an argument as its primary rhetorical strategy: (http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/685/05/ ). However, argumentative strategies and techniques can be found in different types of genres. Citation: You are expected to create a works cited page for this essay. https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide/mla_in_text_citations_the_basics.html (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.