Template
Title
Introduction
Sentence 1. Hook/ Catch up sentence with the prompt/topic(1-2 sentence).
Sentence 2-3. Summary of the first reading: XXX wrote a to discuss(…Main idea for this passage).
Sentence 4: Transition to the second passage: XXX also support/says (… main idea in the
first passage ) by stating…(2nd paragraph main idea) on .
Sentence 5-6. Summary of the second reading
Sentence 7-8. Compare/contrast the two readings.
Sentence 9. Thesis (you need to develop your own thesis)
Sentence 10. extension on the thesis
Body paragraphs 2:
Sentence 1: Topic sentence.
Sentence 2: Explanation for this topic sentence.
Sentence 3: Preparation with the first quote.
Sentence 4: Quote1.( pay attention to the punctuation mark) quote: XXX says: “ quotes”(
Fredrickson 255)
Sentence 5: Paraphrase the quote 1.
Sentence 6-7: Close read the quote 1 (analyze quote 1) for example method: pick 1-2 words
in this quote and you feel it is important and support the quotes exactly strong. Explain
these words the exactly meaning on the quote; connect with the idea for the topic sentence,
etc…
Sentence 8: Transition to the quote 2 (linkage between two quotes)
Sentence 9: (not necessary) Preparation to the quote 2.
Sentence 10: Quote 2.
Sentence 11: Paraphrase the quote2.
Sentence 12-13: Close read the quote 2 (analyze quote 2)
Sentence 14: Conclusion sentence: restate the topic sentence/main idea. (restate the topic
sentence/ main idea for this paragraph/ transition to the next paragraph)
It doesn’t matter if one body paragraph exceeds a page since you have lots of content in
one paragraph.
Body paragraphs 3-5: exactly the same as body paragraph 2
Conclusion:
sentence 1 — conclude everything above.
sentence 2-5 — summary of each body paragraphs
sentence 6-7 extension: Think about “ What if “ problem. –> where this thing is going
next/outlook.
Note:
1. xxx =author’s name.
2. page number contains only number
3. The title has to be in capital form. Introduction of title of the readings need to be italic.
4. Need to include both First and Last Name of the authors when introducing them for the
first time. After that, only Last Name is needed for the quote. Example: (last name, page
number)
Instructions
Readings: Barbara Fredrickson, ‘Selections from Love 2.0: How Our Supreme Emotion Affects Everything We Feel, Think, Do, and Become’ and Andrew Solomon, ‘Son’ (New Humanities Reader)
I would like you to put Fredrickson’s theory to work: can it begin to solve the practical problems
involved in loving each other discussed by Solomon. Both Fredrickson and Solomon suggest that
‘love’ is a far more fraught and difficult process than we would like to imagine.
How can we use Fredrickson’s theory of love as ‘positivity resonance’ to help ease the problems of identity and difference analyzed by Solomon?
Here are some questions to help get you started on the topic. Don’t treat them as a list you can
use for organizing your paper. Instead, use them to begin understanding the prompt, and to formulate your own response based on both texts. Remember, you will need to quote the texts directly.
1. Are there specific areas discussed by Solomon where Fredrickson’s could be of help? Could it
cause more harm? If there are places where it does not apply, does this suggest a limit to the utility of her theory?
2. To what extent is our sense of identity linked to how we have been taught to love and be
loved? Is the clash between vertical and horizontal identities a problem of how we care for each
other? Which author gives a better sense of how we should deal with this problem?
3. For Solomon, the struggle to love each other is also a struggle of accepting difference. How
might Fredrickson’s theory be used (or adapted) in order to facilitate acceptance of difference?
4. How can we reconcile their seemingly very different attitudes to the relationship between parents and children?
Word requirement: it need to be at least five pages long. I would like you to make it to the 6th
page.
Required formatting: double-spaced, 1-inch margins, 12 pt. font (Times New Roman). MLA
format (Your headers, page numbers, and quotations should be formatted properly.