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Humane Letters 9: Essay Prompt

Platos Euthyphro
I. Essay Guidelines and Due Date
This essay is due on Thursday, August 23, 2007. Before you get started, please review
the guidelines we discussed in class to hone your writing skills and sharpen your
argument.
You are required to produce an essay that consists of five parts. Your finished product
must be in Times-New Roman, 12-point font. Each paragraph should be at least five
sentences long.
1.

The Thesis Statement: Please underline it.

2, 3, & 4. Three Body Paragraphs: Make sure to include a topic sentence in

each of your body paragraphs. Please underline each one.
5.

The Conclusion Statement: A reformulation of the thesis statement.

Please underline it.

Essay Topic: Please write an examples essay (i.e., use three examples from the text) that
responds to one of the following prompts:
1. How is the method Socrates uses to question Euthyphro successful or
unsuccessful?
2. Does Euthyphro learn what piety is?

A few gentle reminders:

Please avoid the use of the passive voice.
Do not use first-person pronouns or contractions in this essay.
Use the present tense. Do not shift to the past tense in your
conclusion.
Please come to me with questions! I will read over rough
drafts through Wednesday afternoon.

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Date

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Humane Letters 9: Essay Prompt

II. Getting Started: Prewriting and Preliminary Statements
After you brainstorm, please fill out the bottom portion of this sheet with your
preliminary statements. They are due tomorrow at the beginning of class.
Thesis Statement:
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Topic Sentence 1:
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Topic Sentence 2:
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Topic Sentence 3:
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Notes, Questions, Comments: