Based on your research, what is the overlap between Stedman’s profession and his motivation for creating this text? How do you know? How does an author use style and evidence to communicate to a particular intended audience for a specific purpose?

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Assignment Annoying ‎Ways People Use Sources by Kyle D. ‎Stedman

Select the Reply button below to post your response as a new thread, and create a discussion post that includes the following:
In the first paragraph, consider the question: What is the connection between an author’s background and their reason for writing?
First, search for online sources about Kyle D. Stedman, the author of our fifth text, “Annoying Ways People Use Sources,”
Actions and identify his occupation and background. Then, identify the basic rhetorical situation of his text, including his original intended audience, purpose, and main claim. Based on your research, what is the overlap between Stedman’s profession and his motivation for creating this text? How do you know? You should post links to your findings to track your own research here.
In the second paragraph, consider this question: How does an author use style and evidence to communicate to a particular intended audience for a specific purpose?
Specifically, how does Stedman utilize style and evidence to support his main claim in his text, convince his intended audience, and achieve his purpose for writing? To answer this question, select one “annoyance” in Stedman’s text which best demonstrates his use of style and evidence. How does his style (language use, tone, mood) in this paragraph connect to his readership? How does his evidence in this specific section help him build his argument? Overall, why are Stedman’s use of style and evidence especially effective in this particular section?
This initial post should be at least two academic paragraphs (5-8 sentences in length) — sometimes you’ll be asked to write more (read the prompt!). Read here for a reminder on what constitutes an academic paragraph: Academic Paragraphs

In a well-written, multi-paragraph essay, analyze how Heynen and Montague use unique diction to develop a theme about impulse or impulsivity.

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What Happened During the Ice Storm

In “What Happened During the Ice Storm” by Jim Heynen and “The Fight” by John Montague, the writers illustrate the unpredictability of human impulse in the face of nature. In a well-written, multi-paragraph essay (3-5 paragraphs), analyze how Heynen and Montague use unique diction (pivotal words and phrases) to develop a theme about impulse or impulsivity.

Construct a Proposal that covers your thoughts and ideas about the topic(s) you’re considering for an essay. Construct a PIE Outline that provides a thesis statement and a loose plan for how your essay will be organized.

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Classification / Distinction / Compare + Contrast Essay

This file will walk you through the process of essay proofing, which is the incremental construction of an essay piece by piece. After reviewing this document you will be able to:

Construct a Proposal that covers your thoughts and ideas about the topic(s) you’re considering for an essay.
Construct a PIE Outline that provides a thesis statement and a loose plan for how your essay will be organized.
Construct the Introduction, Body Paragraphs 1-3, and the Conclusion for proofing.
Comprehend how a five-paragraph essay should look on the page and how your points, information, and evaluations come together to form coherent paragraphs that are interconnected to your thesis statement.

Was this text convincing in any way? Did it effectively challenge any of your views or parts of your views? Why or why not? Which views or information does it directly challenge?

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The steel man argument

1. What is the central thesis of this text? What evidence do they provide to support? Provide a quote in in-text MLA format to substantiate your answer.

2. Was this text convincing in any way? Did it effectively challenge any of your views or parts of your views? Why or why not? Which views or information does it directly challenge?

3. Do any aspects or conclusions of this text seem illogical or unreasonable? If so which ones stand out, specifically? Can you counter these conclusions with information that supports your own perspective? See if you can find a reliable text with fact-based information that can challenge this text! Provide a quote in in-text MLA format to substantiate your answer.

4. Cite this source in MLA format.

How have our institutions changed? What was school like in the past as opposed to today? How has our justice system altered? How have our government and political parties shifted?

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Compare and contrast time

This could be the past vs. the present or even the present vs. the future — how has our society and culture changed over time? How has being young, working, career paths, values, and beliefs shifted?

How have our institutions changed? What was school like in the past as opposed to today? How has our justice system altered? How have our government and political parties shifted?

How have our interests and tastes changed? From the food we eat, the drinks we drink, the houses we live in, the clothes we wear, our pets, the movies we watch, the advertisements we’re forced to endure, radio to podcasts, the way we interact with the world is constantly changing (for better or worse, and sometimes both).

And of course, we are continuing to speculate how this might even change in the future — how might we prophecy how these elements of our lives will continue to evolve into the future?

Do you agree or disagree with the text? Why or why not? What is the most convincing aspect of the text’s analysis of the subjects involved?

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Compare and Contrast: Art/Media/Other

1. What is the central thesis of this text? Provide a quote in in-text MLA format to substantiate your answer.

2. Do you agree or disagree with the text? Why or why not? What is the most convincing aspect of the text’s analysis of the subjects involved? Provide a quote in in-text MLA format to substantiate your answer.

Do you agree or disagree with the text? Why or why not? What is the most convincing aspect of the text's analysis of the subjects involved? Provide a quote in in-text MLA format to substantiate your answer.

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Research

1. What is the central thesis of the source you found on EBSCO Host (or other database)? Provide a quote in in-text MLA format to substantiate your answer. — (NOTE: once you click a source, you should be able to click "CITE" on the right side of the screen to access a complete MLA citation)

2. Do you agree or disagree with the text? Why or why not? What is the most convincing aspect of the text's analysis of the subjects involved? Provide a quote in in-text MLA format to substantiate your answer.

4. Cite this source in MLA format. (NOTE: once again, after you click a source, you should be able to click "CITE" on the right side of the screen to access a complete MLA citation)

Which is the better phone, Apple or Samsung? Which is the superior console, Playstation or Xbox? Which is the better social media platform, Facebook or Instagram? Which TV brand is better? What model of car is superior and why? What kind of fuel source is the best option?

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Compare and contrast technology

Find a text to help you make a decision based on comparing and contrasting technology.

This might be a thing good, thing better, thing worst; approach (i.e. which is the better phone, Apple or Samsung? Which is the superior console, Playstation or Xbox? Which is the better social media platform, Facebook or Instagram? Which TV brand is better? What model of car is superior and why? What kind of fuel source is the best option?)

What role does storytelling play for the characters in this book? What stories does Mr. Pirzada tell in “When Mr. Pirzada Came to Dine”? What do these stories tell you, not just about his background, but about his personality?

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When Mr pirzada came to dine

 

What role does storytelling play for the characters in this book?

What stories does Mr. Pirzada tell in “When Mr. Pirzada Came to Dine”? What do these stories tell you, not just about his background, but about his personality? Again, think about connections between characters as a result of storytelling, the purpose of the stories, what is revealed about the character through this act of storytelling, etc.

Avoid plot summary but provide evidence by making reference to specific examples or giving quotes. MLA formatting is required, including in text citations and a works cited page (you will probably just be citing Jhumpa Lahiri, in this case). Keep in mind that you should always discuss literature in present tense. Avoid the use of personal pronouns when you are writing essays. That means avoid words like I, me, we, us, our etc. Switch your wording around to avoid giving an opinion and change it to a statement instead. Instead of saying “I think the characters are…”, just say “the characters are…”. Instead of saying “we can see the character is…” you can say something like “the character is…” or “the reader/audience knows the character is…”.

Remember, when you give an example or refer to a text, always write a couple of sentences clearly explaining how that evidence proves your point. To put it briefly, a body paragraph content should follow a pattern like this: Make a claim, give evidence, then write several sentences explaining how the evidence proves your claim.

How does the theory help you to understand something about the literary text that would have otherwise been hidden? How does the literary text help illuminate some questions or ideas from the theory?

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Native Son

This assignment asks you to consider how the literary text (Native Son) figures certain problems or dynamics raised by the theoretical text (C.L.R. James essays), and furthermore, how the novel may afford us insight into problems posed by the theoretical text.

Your essay should answer the following two-part question:

1)How does the theory help you to understand something about the literary text that would have otherwise been hidden?

2)How does the literary text help illuminate some questions or ideas from the theory?

Ground the ideas in marxist theory

Use the novel and essays attached.
Minimum outside sources.

Novel: https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.499539/2015.499539.native-son_djvu.txt