Compose a four-paragraph academic essay (introduction, two body paragraphs, conclusion).
For this essay, put yourself into the position of giving advice to a college-textbook publishing company (audience) who will be publishing a textbook that is organized by the themes we have discussed this semester: Education, Communication, Conformity and Rebellion, and Romantic Love. The publisher has decided to include Eighners Dumpster Diving in this textbook, but the company cannot decide in which thematic section the story belongs. Thats where your essay comes in (its purpose).
Using the structure of an academic essay, answer this question in a thesis sentence: Into which one of these four themes would Eighners “Dumpster Diving” fit well: Education or Communication or Conformity and Rebellion, or Romantic Love? Answer that question in a thesis sentence. Each body paragraph should present one good reason that Eighners essay belongs in the category you indicated in your thesis, and that reason should be expressed in the body paragraphs topic sentence. The topic sentence should be followed by a defense of your reason, which will, of course, include direct evidence from Eighners essay as part of it.
