Position Paper-what is that thing???

Hi again.Earlier in the semester we were told that we need to come up with 2 written assignments...position paper and reseach paper.So, Ms Dzeelfa asked us to find a topic and write our thesis statement...haha... I took my own sweet time to come up with a topic and a thesis statement which I was not sure whether it is a well-written thesis statement or not! I have chosen "The Journey" by Catherine Lim but after a week or so, I decided to change my topic. I read 1 short story and I really like it. I would love to write my position paper based on the topic but there are some problems...the author of the story is Ms Dzeelfa...well, having the author herself as my lecture and as the 1 who's going to grade my paper is 1 thing, can I come up with claims that are strong enough to suppport my topic?Will Ms Dzeelfa let me to do my position paper based on her short story?? I guess I have to try my luck and ask for her permission later in class today..

Fable, tales and writing Thesis Statement

Hi there again! It's 4:30 am and I usually wake up early in the morning. The morning peacefullness usually gives the extra energy and a peace of mind to complete my assigments. Weeks before we had learn about folktales and fables. How I love folktales and fables!!! Yes, they are imagitative and are usually for children. But they are so interestinng- the way the story is presented and how the writer incorporated the moral values are different from other types of literary work. I personally think that fable and tales are simple a revelation of the marvels and beautiful things in the world. Can u imagine if talking animals really exist??That would be interesting!!
We had also been introduce to other types of literary work, and based on some of the texts, we were told to come up with a thesis statement. Haha, I remembered learning about thesis statement during my second semester, and that was the only semester that I really pay attention to what thesis statements are.Apart from that, thesis statement doesn't exist in my life! I didn't even realized my assignments had a thesis statement.Well, I believe I am not the only person who forget what thesis statements are for.So there again all of us learned how to write a thesis statement. I really don't know why our brains so easily got short-circuited. Even during the lectures, we remember all those "selingan" that our lecturers told us to keep us awake, but we forgot about the content of the lecture!Is there something wrong with us?

First class for Readings & Project Work For Teaching Literature in ESL Context

We are already in the middle of the semester and I just started to write my blog! Ms Dzeelfa, I'm so sorry. Well, at first I thought I would love to try my art skills ( which I knew sucks). But then I realized how bad my handwriting was, so I opt to write a blog. Back to business, in the beginning of the class, I was a bit lost. I don't really know what the course is all about. But my first class was fun, and I get to read literary works that I have never read before. But the position paper and the research paper...well...why are the allocation of the marks are so high??Help me please!!!!