Does the introduction funnel from a general topic to a controversy to the research question to the thesis? Does the thesis contain an interpretive claim? Does this first part of the thesis answer the question clearly? Does the thesis contain a statement of significance? Does your thesis evolve throughout the paper? Do the body paragraphs contain strong topic sentences that offer a claim?

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Advantages/Disadvantages of A Type of Technology

Essay Explanation
This essay is an argumentative paper to be supported by your research. Once you have chosen your topic, it will be up to you to narrow down the scope of the research, to choose a
representative example and to develop a thesis statement. Remember, the following question is a prompt. It is up to you to choose a specific focus or representative example. Do not be vague.

Essay Prompt
In “Five Things We Need to Know about Technological Change,” Postman observes, “the advantages and disadvantages of new technologies are never distributed evenly among the population.” He asks, “Which groups, what type of person, what kind of industry will be favoured…which groups of people will thereby be harmed?” Write an essay that discusses a
dis/advantage of some form of technology/media on humankind.
Media is any tool/technology that extends the human body or senses. Think beyond digital media, though. The alphabet (McLuhan), a pen, written documents, theories, clothes, utensils of any kind, all qualify as media or tech because they are all tools that extend our capacities in some way.

Representative Example
The representative example needs to be specific, so if the advantages/disadvantages of a type of media you’re talking about are to do with social media, the representative example that shows the argument being made needs to be like a specific interaction not all social media or even a
whole account. If its book related, it needs to be specific book, if TV, a specific episode, etc.

Thesis Statement
The thesis statement needs to be a three-storey thesis where the first storey is the topic, the second the argument and the third points out the significance of the argument. I’ve included an example of a three-storey thesis in a different context.

Example:
In “Women of Harry Potter: Hermione Granger is More Than a Sidekick by Sarah Gailey,” Gailey compares Harry Potter and Hermione Granger (topic) and argues that Hermione, like Harry, is a hero and star of the series, even if she sometimes plays a supportive role because her actions, equal to Harry’s, greatly alter events in the plot (argument). Gailey,
therefore, suggests that women are too often overlooked as supportive caregivers and their contributions downplayed, when in fact they are essential characters, just like Hermione
(significance)

Sources:
Two of the sources need to be peer-reviewed sources.
One source needs to be this:  https://web.cs.ucdavis.edu/~rogaway/classes/188/materials/postman.pdf

The fourth source can be peer-reviewed or not.
What is being looked for:
• Comprehension of the assignment instructions and question
• Comprehension of key concepts, texts, and theorists
• Scope and originality of research and/or creative work
• Integration of secondary research
• Analysis (e.g., avoidance of fallacies, such as hasty generalizations)
• Presentation and structure of argument, including:
• Does the introduction funnel from a general topic to a controversy to the research question to the thesis?
• Does the thesis contain an interpretive claim?
• Does this first part of the thesis answer the question clearly?
• Does the thesis contain a statement of significance?
• Does your thesis evolve throughout the paper?
• Do the body paragraphs contain strong topic sentences that offer a claim?
• Do the body paragraphs contain a clear transition that shows its relationship to the paragraph that comes before it?
• Do the body paragraphs provide textual support (evidence) for the claim?
• Does the author explain the quotations, telling the reader not only what is said in the quotes, but also showing how the quotation works to support the claim of the paragraph?
• Does the author provide interesting, engaging readings of the text?
• Does the conclusion include the final version of the evolved thesis?
• Does the conclusion do more than summarize what the paper has already done?
• Does the conclusion return to the controversy defined in the introduction in order to develop the implications of the essay?
• Quality of writing (spelling, grammar, diction, style, etc.)
• Referencing (consistent and proper use of parenthetical citations and reference notes in either APA or MLA style)
• Formatting (page numbering, spacing, use of italics, etc.)

Write a three to four page essay analyzing it through a close reading that takes the poem completely apart. Each line of the poem should be discussed in depth to support your thesis. Examine the words and the word origins, the images, the diction and tone that build up in the poem, the structure of the poem through its rhythm, rhyme, and meter.

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Robert Frost “Out, Out-“

Write an essay that defends a thesis developed through a close critical reading/analysis of poem.

This essay shall rely on textual support from the primary text.

Do not confuse “critical analysis” with “summary” nor should you speak of “relating” to the poem; the goal is to develop, sustain, and advance a thesis based on a critique of the primary text.

Write a three to four page essay analyzing it through a close reading that takes the poem completely apart. Each line of the poem should be discussed in depth to support your thesis. Examine the words and the word origins, the images, the diction and tone that build up in the poem, the structure of the poem through its rhythm, rhyme, and meter.

How does Dunn use poetic language and techniques to explore ideas of cultural hybridity in her poem?

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English

How does Dunn use poetic language and techniques to explore ideas of cultural hybridity in her poem?

In your answer, you need to refer to at least THREE different examples of poetic language/techniques from the poem, e.g. metaphor, imagery, symbolism. Try not to simply retell the story of the poem. Rather, try and show how the author is using specific kinds of language/techniques to explore her key ideas.

REMEMBER: the core focus of this assessment is on close reading skills and students do not need to include reference to any secondary/critical resources for this assessment.

Create an annotated bibliography that will assist you in composing your research essay on the topic that you have selected. Include four entries on your bibliography, and summarise in five or six sentences what each author has to say on the topic.

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Illegal immigration benefits the economy

For this assignment, you are asked to create an annotated bibliography that will assist you in composing your research essay on the topic that you have selected.

You must include four entries on your bibliography, and you need only to summarise in five or six sentences what each author has to say on the topic. Be sure to left align the author’s name, the title of the subject the author addresses (italicised, the publisher, and the date of publication. Then you need to hang indent the summarisation of the work.

Must to use Academic Search Complete , Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints, and ProQuest as database

Choose your essay topic: personal growth or language identity. Can you think of a personal example for at least one of the main points? Find at least three quotes from the readings that resonated with you for one reason or another. Which of your main points does each quote most relate to?

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Introduction to College Writing

Read or reread the essays and poems from this unit:

Personal Growth

  • On Being a Trans Woman, and Giving Up Makeup, by Meredith Talusan
  • Learning to Swim Taught Me More Than I Bargained for, by Jazmine Hughes
  • The Crossing, by Jhumpa Lahiri
  • blessing the boats, by Lucille Clifton

 Linguistic Identity

  • How to Tame a Wild Tongue, by Gloria Anzaldúa
  • Mother Tongue, by Amy Tan
  • Professional Spanish Knocks at the Door, by Elizabet Velasquez

Review the assignment for Essay #2.

  • Choose your essay topic: personal growth or language identity
  • Brainstorm about your topic and try to generate 3 ideas/examples that you could write about as part of your essay.
  • Try to think of details and evidence for each of your 3 main points.
  • Can you think of a personal example for at least one of the main points?
  • Also, note passages from the readings that you might want to include. Find at least three quotes from the readings that resonated with you for one reason or another.  Include them in your outline.  Which of your main points does each quote most relate to?

Write an essay discussing (1) a comparison of the understandings of eros (love) presented in any two eulogies in the Symposium, or (2) a comparison of the presentation of eros (love) in any eulogy of the Symposium with some aspect of the understanding of love given in either (a) Mitchell and Trask’s Hedwig and the Angry Inch or (b) Zadie Smith’s “Meet Justin Bieber!” Each student is required to decide on a specific topic, to formulate an argument, and to demonstrate it with appropriate textual exegesis.

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Understandings of eros (love)

Write an essay discussing (1) a comparison of the understandings of eros (love) presented in any two eulogies in the Symposium, or (2) a comparison of the presentation of eros (love) in any eulogy of the Symposium with some aspect of the understanding of love given in either (a) Mitchell and Trask’s Hedwig and the Angry Inch or (b) Zadie Smith’s “Meet Justin Bieber!” Each student is required to decide on a specific topic, to formulate an argument, and to demonstrate it with appropriate textual exegesis.

How does the narrator grow through contact with Robert? Who is he at the beginning and what changes do we see in him as the story progresses? At what points in the story do we feel that the narrator is unreliable? How does the narrator’s educational and cultural level affect the way the story is written?

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Cathedral analysis

Choose one of the following topics and free-write your ideas on it for ten minutes.

Character: How does the narrator grow through contact with Robert? Who is he at the beginning and what changes do we see in him as the story progresses?

Point of View: At what points in the story do we feel that the narrator is unreliable? How does the narrator’s educational and cultural level affect the way the story is written?

Themes: What themes stand out in the story?

Symbolism: What or who might be symbolic in this story?

What is the story or argument being made in the source? Describe. How does the source add to existing knowledge/contribute to your understanding of the topic? What are some strengths and weaknesses of this source? What can this source teach you about storytelling and rhetoric?

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Storytelling Project Part 1: The Literature Review

Overview 

For the second half of this semester, you will research and write your own story in the genre of your choice. You can tell any story you want but it must be your story to tell. The first part of this project is conducting research on your story topic. Unlike research you’ve likely done in the past, this research isn’t focused on learning about your topic. Instead, it’s about learning how others have approached your topic. What genres have they used? What arguments have they made about your topic? Are any perspectives left out? What can you learn about telling your own story through this research?

Instructions 

For this portion of the assignment, you will research a story topic in the form of a miniliterature review. The purpose of this mini-literature review is to provide yourself and the class with an overview of both creative and scholarly sources on your chosen topic. Steps for completing the review are outlined below.  

Step 1: Select a story topic to research. Because this project is about sharing your story, you need to pick a topic that is personal to you in some way. For example, you could research a place, person, or tradition that is meaningful to you. You could also research a topic related to your personal identity (for example, last name, cultural or religious identity, etc.) We will also brainstorm topics during class so that everyone gets a good idea of what kinds of topics will work for this assignment.

Step 2: Locate four sources on your topic, including

  • a scholarly source (a peer-reviewed academic source you might find in a library database)
  • three creative sources (fiction, poetry, nonfiction)

Step 3: Use the Literature Review Template (page 2) to document and evaluate your sources. As you document your sources, be sure to write in complete sentences and paragraphs.  

Step 4: Check your completed template for clarity and specificity and revise. The audience for your completed template is an academic audience (your instructor and classmates) who might be unfamiliar with the topic or sources you selected. The overview you provide through this template should make sense to someone who has not read your sources.  

Literature Review Template

Source 1

  • Full MLA or APA Citation:
  • What is the story or argument being made in the source? Describe.
  • How does the source add to existing knowledge/contribute to your understanding of the topic?
  • What are some strengths and weaknesses of this source? What can this source teach you about storytelling and rhetoric?

Source 2

  • Full MLA or APA Citation:
  • What is the story or argument being made in the source? Describe.
  • How does the source add to existing knowledge/contribute to your understanding of the topic?
  • What are some strengths and weaknesses of this source? What can this source teach you about storytelling and rhetoric?

Source 3

  • Full MLA or APA Citation:
  • What is the story or argument being made in the source? Describe.
  • How does the source add to existing knowledge/contribute to your understanding of the topic?
  • What are some strengths and weaknesses of this source? What can this source teach you about storytelling and rhetoric?

Source 4

  • Full MLA or APA Citation:
  • What is the story or argument being made in the source? Describe.
  • How does the source add to existing knowledge/contribute to your understanding of the topic?
  • What are some strengths and weaknesses of this source? What can this source teach you about storytelling and rhetoric?

Having completed the section 2 Research Exercises you have everything need to assemble a rough draft of section 2 the comparing Sides, Analyzing Arguments section of your lntegrated Research Essay.

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IRE Research Paper Section 2 Draft

Having completed the section 2 Research Exercises you have everything need to assemble a rough draft of section 2 the comparing Sides, Analyzing Arguments section of your lntegrated Research Essay.

As noted in the assignment guidelines continue writing in the same document you used foe section 1, clearly identifying the new material as such. As before, format tour parenthetical citations and your Works Cited entries MLA 9 style.

We’ve been discussing the idea of perception and how there is often more than one side to a story. As you watch this Ted talk keep that in mind. What does she mean by a single story being dangerous? What is the best way to combat it?

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The Danger of a Single Story

Response Essay #1: Responding to “The Danger of a Single Story”

We’ve been discussing the idea of perception and how there is often more than one side to a story. As you watch this Ted talk keep that in mind. What does she mean by a single story being dangerous? What is the best way to combat it?

In this response essay, your job is to explain what the speaker is trying to get the audience to understand. What is the main idea behind her talk? How can you connect this to a wider audience or to your own life?