The Protest Movement in Selma, Alabama, in 1965: A Journey in Writing
While taking a college undergraduate history course, I was required to write a series of essays and respond to several short-answer questions, on the spectacular events that occurred in the American Civil Rights Movement. In particular, one essay discussed the connection between the protest movement in Selma, Alabama, in 1965 and the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. I knew writing an essay about this topic would be challenging. For example, the essays, required for this assignment, addressed carefully selected questions about specific events that highlighted the American Civil Rights Movement. Also, the questions required separate essays, each requiring a length of approximately three hundred words or more. However, I discovered writing a quality essay for a college-level history …show more content…
I knew my thesis would be one of the most important parts of my essay. My thesis statement would clearly show the view of my essay. This is important because the reader needed to know how my essay was going to prove my position on the topic. After I completed my thesis statement, I began writing my introduction. I created the introduction such a way that it would capture the reader's interest. I used the strategy of stating a surprising fact about the protest movement in Selma, Alabama.
My next action, involved me writing an outline for the body of my essay. I used the outline to help me design the format of my dissertation. For instance, I would collect all of the supporting materials that I needed to write my essay. The materials included notes I had taken while reading about the movement in Selma, Alabama. Also, I took additional notes while reviewing the video Eyes On The Prize (Part 6): Bridge to Freedom 1965 America's Civil Rights Movement. As a matter of fact, I discovered the effort I put into writing my outline helped me stay focused while
While taking a college undergraduate history course, I was required to write a series of essays and respond to several short-answer questions, on the spectacular events that occurred in the American Civil Rights Movement. In particular, one essay discussed the connection between the protest movement in Selma, Alabama, in 1965 and the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. I knew writing an essay about this topic would be challenging. For example, the essays, required for this assignment, addressed carefully selected questions about specific events that highlighted the American Civil Rights Movement. Also, the questions required separate essays, each requiring a length of approximately three hundred words or more. However, I discovered writing a quality essay for a college-level history …show more content…
I knew my thesis would be one of the most important parts of my essay. My thesis statement would clearly show the view of my essay. This is important because the reader needed to know how my essay was going to prove my position on the topic. After I completed my thesis statement, I began writing my introduction. I created the introduction such a way that it would capture the reader's interest. I used the strategy of stating a surprising fact about the protest movement in Selma, Alabama.
My next action, involved me writing an outline for the body of my essay. I used the outline to help me design the format of my dissertation. For instance, I would collect all of the supporting materials that I needed to write my essay. The materials included notes I had taken while reading about the movement in Selma, Alabama. Also, I took additional notes while reviewing the video Eyes On The Prize (Part 6): Bridge to Freedom 1965 America's Civil Rights Movement. As a matter of fact, I discovered the effort I put into writing my outline helped me stay focused while