Begin drafting your Frankl Essay. Use one of the three outlines above as a template and fill it in with information you will use to support your argument. Make sure to include:
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- An exciting hook in the first line of your intro paragraph to get your reader interested in reading more of your essay
- A sentence introducing the main focus of the essay, Viktor Frankl. Make sure to mention who he is, what he did, the period he lived in/things he experience, and his relationship to the field of positive psychology.
- A sentence introducing Esfahani-Smith and mentioning who she is, what she does, her relationship to the field of positive psychology, and what connects her to Frankl’s ideas/work.
- A sentence introducing Dr. Laurie Santos and mentioning who she is, what she does, her relationship to the field of positive psychology, and what connects her to Frankl’s ideas/work.
- A sentence introducing the focus of the essay: Would Frankl like the course at Yale?
- A thesis statement containing your position (Frankl would like/would not like the course at Yale) and a “roadmap” ( aka three specific reasons why you believe that Frankl would/would not like the course at Yale).
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Yale’s Most Popular Class Ever:
REQUIRED ESSAY SOURCES:
- Viktor Frankl’s book “Man’s Search for Meaning.”
- Emily Esfahani-Smith’s TED Talk “There’s More to Life Than Being HappyLinks to an external site.
- David Shimer’s article for the New York Times “Yale’s Most Popular Course Ever: Happiness”
