1. Planning Your Definition Essay
Please copy into the Writing Assignments section of your notebook.

2. Identify the word that you will explore in relation to TKAM…
How is the word defined denotatively?
Look up the word in the dictionary and record its definition…

3. How would you define the term?
Record your own personal connotations with the word…

4. How is the word viewed in society?
In your opinion, how would you say that the term is viewed?
Positive? Negative?
Past / Historically?
Today?
The future? Will the meaning and response change over time?

5. How is the term seen in the context of TKAM?
Positive? Negative?
Identify at least three (3) examples from the book in which you feel that the term is evident… A. B. C.

6. Time to develop a thesis…
Write a rough closed thesis.
This will be the working thesis for your essay…