You will write response essays for this class. Response essays analyze the readings by answering how the selections are in conversation. Therefore, read the selections closely to reveal the critical connections the readings make concerning a certain topic. Your response will make an argument instead of just summarizing the selections.
How to write the essay:
It should give a brief summary of how the works address the weeks topic.
Consider the following for the body:
the common ground of the essays
how the author(s) support the thesis
question(s) posed by the authors
the purpose of the arguments
effectiveness of logical appeal(examples/precedents, authority/testimony, cause/effect, visuals)
appropriate emotional appeals(concrete descriptive language, figurative language, visuals)
address at least two questions that the authors provoked through your own reading
concluding statement for the essay
Use MLA Format
Set margins 1 (top/bottom left/right)
Head paper (Name: Instructor: Class: Date:)
Times New Roman 12
Title your work. Do not use the class/weekly theme as your title. Create your own title.
You may switch between 1st and 3rd person; do not use 2nd person (you)
If you use a block quote, only use 1 block quote. Block quotes may not be longer than 6 lines.
You must cite at least 2 works from the weeks selections.
Do not cite intext quotes consecutively. Once you include a quote, you must explain it.
*Remember your responses must be 11/2-2 pages. Follow MLA format (Links to an external site.)
*Papers that are submitted without a strong thesis fall into the weaker category.
(C, D, or F)
*Papers that are submitted without a work cited will receive a failing grade.
*Papers that are submitted without concrete details from the selections used in the class shall receive a failing grade.
*Papers must be uploaded as a Word doc.
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Grammar, usage, mechanics
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Total Points: 0
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