Location via proxy:   [ UP ]  
[Report a bug]   [Manage cookies]                
Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 23 views

    1101+essay+4+ S13

    Uploaded by

    Payton Wilson
    This document provides instructions for Essay 4 for an English 1101 class. Students are asked to write a 2-3 page essay responding to a news article on a topic of their choice. They should use templates from "They Say / I Say" to express their own views and argue whether they agree or disagree with the author's position. The essay should include a thesis, logical organization, development of ideas with examples and details from the article, proper use of quotes and paraphrasing, and signal phrases. Drafts are due on specific dates for workshops. The paper will be evaluated based on writing standards regarding organization, development, and use of sources.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    1101+essay+4+ S13

    Uploaded by

    Payton Wilson
    23 views1 page
    This document provides instructions for Essay 4 for an English 1101 class. Students are asked to write a 2-3 page essay responding to a news article on a topic of their choice. They should use templates from "They Say / I Say" to express their own views and argue whether they agree or disagree with the author's position. The essay should include a thesis, logical organization, development of ideas with examples and details from the article, proper use of quotes and paraphrasing, and signal phrases. Drafts are due on specific dates for workshops. The paper will be evaluated based on writing standards regarding organization, development, and use of sources.

    Original Title

    1101+essay+4+_S13_

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    This document provides instructions for Essay 4 for an English 1101 class. Students are asked to write a 2-3 page essay responding to a news article on a topic of their choice. They should use templates from "They Say / I Say" to express their own views and argue whether they agree or disagree with the author's position. The essay should include a thesis, logical organization, development of ideas with examples and details from the article, proper use of quotes and paraphrasing, and signal phrases. Drafts are due on specific dates for workshops. The paper will be evaluated based on writing standards regarding organization, development, and use of sources.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as docx, pdf, or txt
    23 views1 page

    1101+essay+4+ S13

    Uploaded by

    Payton Wilson
    This document provides instructions for Essay 4 for an English 1101 class. Students are asked to write a 2-3 page essay responding to a news article on a topic of their choice. They should use templates from "They Say / I Say" to express their own views and argue whether they agree or disagree with the author's position. The essay should include a thesis, logical organization, development of ideas with examples and details from the article, proper use of quotes and paraphrasing, and signal phrases. Drafts are due on specific dates for workshops. The paper will be evaluated based on writing standards regarding organization, development, and use of sources.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as docx, pdf, or txt
    of 1

    ENGL 1101

    Dr. L. Scott
    Spring 2013
    ESSAY 4
    Response to a Text
    Overview

    In standard written English, write a two-to-three-page academic essay. Your essay should respond directly to the
    following prompt.

    Prompt

    Find an article about a problem that interests you and print out a hard copy of it. Be sure to choose an
    article from a reputable source (not, for example, About.com or any other anonymous online posting).
    After reading the article, express your views about this topic in an essay. To what extent do you agree or
    disagree with this author? Use the templates provided in They Say / I Say to help you express and develop your
    opinion about the topic raised in your chosen article.

    You may include a brief summary of the article, but the bulk of this paper should be your own argument in
    response to the views expressed in that article. This means that you should include not only your position on this
    topic, but also the reasons why you take that position, full explanations of those reasons, and strong evidence to
    support your assertions.

    You are also welcome to include additional sources in this paper.

    Purpose

    The purpose for this assignment is to let you demonstrate to me your ability to respond intelligently to formal,
    published writing. As with your previous essay assignments, I expect your finished product to include such
    basic elements as
     a thesis that responds to the prompt provided above
     logical organization using topic sentences and appropriate transitions
     adequate development of your ideas (coherent paragraphs full of concrete details—explanations and
    examples drawn from the article itself)
    In addition, for this assignment you should also show me what you have learned so far about
     quoting
     paraphrasing (restating someone else’s ideas entirely in your own words)
     using signal phrases (such as the templates provided in They Say / I Say).
    And finally, it’s time for you to start demonstrating your ability to think critically.

    Due dates for assignment tasks

    Thu, 18 April - Payton and Schope will bring Draft #1 to class for revision workshop
    Thu, 25 April - Kyeana, Buck, and Will will bring Draft #2 to class for editing workshop
    Thu, 2 May - Final draft due NLT 3 p.m.

    Formatting instructions: Refer to the handout titled “Paper Format” posted on our class Mentor site.

    Evaluation guidelines

    Refer to the “Writing Standards” presented in the LC Handbook of Rhetoric & Composition, available via
    PantherNet.

    You might also like