ESSAY OUTLINE INSTRUCTIONS: The essay outline should be 5-7 pages doubled space, including your statement, major arguments, evidence in support of your thesis, and three annotated scholarly sources.
ANNOTATED BIBLIPGRAPHY INSTRUCTIONS: The bibliography
should include 5 scholarly sources, supplemented with a 100-150-word
explanation of what the source is
and how/why you will be using it in your essay.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this assignment is to improve your essay-writing
and research skills by crafting a strong argument and using relevant and
credible resources to defend your thesis.
Essay Questions
Why has the Global South struggled to develop and industrialize?
In what ways has ideology guided the development project in the
post-World War II era? What is the role of critical social theory in
understanding and analyzing the development project?
Do the BRICS countries reflect shifting structural power at the level of world orders ,and a change towards more autonomous forms of development?
Is South-South development inherently more equitable than North-South
development?
Individual case studies of how development has been shaped by the rules
based international financial system.
How to Write a Strong Thesis
A thesis consists of three parts:
Part 1: argumentative statement
Part 2: three-part proof and evidence
Examples phrases: in this thesis, I argue; the thesis advanced in this essay is; the premise advanced in this essay is; keeping this information in mind, I argue; etc.
Part 3: Essay outline explaining briefly the breakdown of your essay
