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Will pay more since the price listed is low for this kind of paper Essay 2 should be four to five double-spaced pages in MLA format plus a works cited page, also in MLA format. Address your research paper’s question and explain why this topic is of timely importance in 2020. Incorporate four to five sources into your paper, and introduce each source/author before quoting from it/them. Use sources that seem reliable and unbiased, sources that a panel of jurors would respect. Your thesis should address the following question: why is the selected research question important right now? Your topic is exciting and important. You won’t be able to cover everything you want or need to say about it in essay 2. Keep a few pages of your notebook, start a Google Doc, or otherwise keep notes somewhere on what you think of but don’t get to cover yet in essay 2. You’ll likely use those notes in the research paper, which will shift focus from why is this research question important right now to a problem-solving focus: In this essay, demonstrate your ability to integrate–not drop–quotes. Before using a quote, summary, or paraphrase, introduce the source and the author. Revisit our previous weeks’ links and notes and frame every quotation with a signal phrase. After you incorporate a quote or information, explain it in your own words. I’m especially looking for introduced sources and integrated quotes at this point in the semester. Use those incredible sources to develop your ethos and bolster your logos. Please watch one or both of the top two videos there, which are also pasted on this week’s page. Remember the basics of ethical source use: put quotes around borrowed words cite borrowed words, ideas, and images (Yes, cite even when summarizing or paraphrasing.) Each time you use a source’s words, ideas, or images, you need an in-text citation unless it is already clear to readers which source you pulled from. Each source you use needs to have a full corresponding works cited citation. And some tips to strengthen your writing: Use reliable sources to illustrate and support your points, but make sure your voice is the strongest in the paper. Remember not to begin paragraphs with quotes; use topic sentences instead to begin each paragraph. Try to notice the point of view you’re using in the paper. Generally speaking, 2nd person POV (“you”) is considered too informal for college papers. It works sometimes, but use it sparingly. We aren’t writing to our audience; we write mindful that they exist but not to them. Save your 1st person point of view uses (“I,” “me,” “we,” etc.) mostly for if or when you address your own personal connection to the research topic, for example if you’re including a personal experience with the topic that you want to use to develop your credibility as author. Mostly, try to use 3rd person POV–“Americans,” “readers,” “people,” and other such 3rd person words. Can you write your opinion in 3rd person POV? Yes. Like this: Version 1, 1st person POV: In my opinion, we should be more mindful of how much money we spend on items we do not need. Version 2, 3rd person POV: People should be more mindful of how much money they spend on items they do not need. Paper 2 is half of the research paper, yes, but it should feel like a complete paper–beginning, middle, and end–on its own. I use it as scaffolding for the research paper so that the writing of 8-10 pages for the research paper at the end of the semester (with 8-10 sources to answer another question) isn’t so overwhelming. Plus, it’s helpful for you all to focus on answering that big question: why does this matter right now? in order to select useful topics. This paper (essay 2) should focus on giving us the necessary background information on the topic plus addressing that question on why it matters now. The entirety of this four page paper paper will go into your 8-10 pages of research paper, but essay 2 most likely won’t be a neat slide-in of pages 1-4. Later in the semester, when you convert essay 2 to be part of your research paper, it’ll likely be pages 1 and 2, and then maybe the final two pages of the research paper (since this essay 2 will have a conclusion, that conclusion might end up working for your entire research paper.) There will be some tweaking for sure. For example, you didn’t do all the fact-finding of your research yet, so you don’t have all the information you need yet. Your thesis will likely need some changes over the next few weeks as you refocus it. Please aim for four pages of writing, plus an additional page as your works cited page that should correctly cite the 4-5 sources used in your paper. Make sure that these sources offer the support you’ll need to defend your argument. You’ll need some data/statistic-based sources. Please make sure all of the sources qualify as reputable–no citing informal blogs or student papers please. Try to use a minimal number–if any–of popular secondary sources. Instead, READ those sources for background information on the topic and go to the reports they cite. Use more evidence-based sources than not. For weeks 9 and 10, we write essentially half of our research paper. This essay, essay 2, is a four-page essay that will grow into your eight-page research paper by the end of the semester. Choose your topic after spending a lot of time deliberating: Is there new research that educated people would respect on both (or all) sides of this topic? Is the topic as focused–as small in scope–as it needs to be? Is this something I’m very interested in, something that matters to me? Do I have a problem-solving argument? And then if you’re interested in last week’s discussion (on the criminalization of race) here’s a link that may be helpful if you would like to explore solutions to holes in our education on the history of terrorizing Blacks in America. You probably have heard of the film–and maybe the book–Just Mercy. Here’s an interview with the author, Bryan Stevenson.

analyze and explain how the argument was put together (which rhetorical strategies it uses).  How are those strategies meant to impact the reader? In other words, how do the strategies attempt to influence the reader’s thoughts and feelings?  How do the strategies relate to and support the overall argument?

Read:http://xroads.virginia.edu/~hyper/poe/telltale.html Read How The Garcia Girls Lost Their Accent–Chapters 1 (“Antojos”) through 7 (“Daughter of Invention”) What is the satirical novel structure Jane Austen describes? How is Poe’s short story structured? (A novel can be structured autobiographically. Keep a timeline of Alvarez’s novel in your notes as you read each chapter. Trust me when I say this will help us see the significance of what she’s doing here.) How is HTTGGLTA structured? Conventionally or unconventionally? What is the significance of this? As always, use specific textual evidence. What are the benefits of reading works that adhere to formal conventions, and how does the challenge to formal conventions affect our reading of literature?

unit 4 written exam. Last quarter of text. Question: Consider the tasks that every researcher should address when preparing for data collection and analyses. Illustrate their importance.

Your analysis must: Address how the author meets the criteria of technical competence, distinguishable personality, and interior meaning.  Provide examples from at least two separate films, franchises, and/or television series that the director is credited with. Focus the analysis on the director’s contributions in this role (i.e. if they are also credited as a writer, producer, or performer, there needs to be a focus on their work as a director).  Research Requirements: Cite two films, and a minimum of two secondary resources (articles, film reviews, interviews), All research must be cited with in-text citations and in the works cited page.

Analyzing Literature You’ve read excerpts from secular works written in the medieval period such as Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and The Canterbury Tales. Both are quest narratives that reveal much about the social life and codes of conduct followed in the medieval period. Write an essay on one of the topics provided in part A of this task. Follow these guidelines for writing the essay. Guidelines Gathering and evaluating sources Refer to online resources or books in a library on the relevant topic in order to write the essay. Make sure you look for the date and the author of the resource and check whether the resource provides valid information that is useful in writing the essay. You can refer to this article or search for other web pages like it to find out more about evaluating sources. Developing a thesis or argument Your essay should be built around a thesis statement, or the main argument. The thesis statement should be well supported by your research and the text you are analyzing. This article will provide you with more information on thesis statements and developing a topic. Writing the essay Consult this resource for guidelines when writing an analytical essay. The structure and language of your essay should be your own. Read these guidelines on how to avoid plagiarism. Make sure you cite all sources you refer to, using a consistent format for both in-text citations and the Works Cited page. You can use either MLA or APA formats. Reread your essay to eliminate spelling errors and to rule out grammatical mistakes before turning in the essay. Part A Choose one of the two topics detailed below for your essay: A medieval romance is a kind of writing that has a mysterious, supernatural setting, idealizes chivalry and courtly love, and may involve masking a character’s real identity. Usually the hero of a medieval romance is a knight who takes an unusual challenge and whose triumph brings glory to the king and the nation. Reread the selection from Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (or you may choose to read more of it from an online source), and write an analytical essay that examines how the poem fits into the genre of medieval romances. In The Canterbury Tales, pilgrims relate the stories on their way to the shrine of Thomas Becket in Canterbury. However, the stories often have an irreverent tone. Examine to what extent “The Pardoner’s Tale” or “The Nun’s Priest’s Tale” (or another section of another story if you want to read more online) seems to mock aspects of religion in general or Christian beliefs and church practices of the time in particular. Part B You consulted various sources to write your essay. List your sources in MLA or APA format, and describe how you decided your sources were credible. Part C Write your thesis sentence in the space provided.

Topic: Are cellphones distracting the youth from the real world? Purpose of the Essay The purpose of this essay is for you to learn to present a particular position on a controversial issue and to support that position with specific reasons and credible evidence. First, you will explore several viewpoints on the issue. Second, you will articulate your own position or thesis and support it with appeals to logic, authority, and emotion.  Major Requirements • Secondary sources: minimum four (at least three from TCC databases) • Length: 1000 words • Format: MLA • Point-of-view: Third • Language: Formal • Citations: In-text and Works Cited • Due Date: Oct. 28, 2020 Learning Outcomes Students will learn to • identify a controversial issue, present a position, and create a specific thesis on that issue. • support their position with credible, varied, and verifiable evidence. • demonstrate a thorough understanding of the complexity of issue by acknowledging some truth to the other side; few positions are clearly 100% right or 100% wrong. • understand that the persona the writer projects is part of the effectiveness of the argument. • analyze and evaluate a broad array of sources to find the most credible support. Characteristics of the Argument Essay A successful essay • provides an introduction that creates interest rather than merely presenting background information. • offers a specific and debatable thesis in the introduction that focuses the essay as argumentation. • refutes or weakens objections the other side might advance, while allowing for occasional concessions. • presents an objective stance by the use of third-person voice; no second person ‘you’. • includes specific details and evidence from outside sources. • correctly integrates quotations and conforms to MLA documentation and format guidelines. Method of Organization Introduction • Use a lead-in hook to engage your readers’ interest. You might use a striking quotation, an interesting statistic or fact, or a related current event. Whatever your choice, the lead-in must be clearly related to the issue you have selected to discuss. • Lead up toward your position by offering some general comments about the issue and by stressing its importance for the readers. • Present your thesis statement. Body • Support your thesis with sufficient and convincing evidence. • Arrange your paragraphs strategically, showing the connection among the various forms of support and finishing with your most convincing piece of evidence. • At strategic points, refute or weaken possible objections and/or make occasional concessions. • Try to achieve a forceful but honest and unbiased tone to maintain credibility. Conclusion • Restate your thesis and main support in slightly different terms. • Attempt an appeal to the readers’ emotions or try to leave with a lasting impression. • Consider offering readers specific suggestions for action, now they understand your position.

Students will complete a 250-word summary of this essay or presentation transcript. This summary will become the introduction of the rhetorical analysis. Students will describe the rhetorical situation or rhetorical triangle of the essay, giving specific examples from the text. Students will compile 3 lists (each labeled ethos, pathos, and logos). Students will provide specifics from the text categorizing each as either and appeal to pathos, an appeal to ethos, or an appeal to logos. Students will also explain why each specific example they have provided is an example of appeals to ethos, logos, or pathos

My informative topic is (The importance of a balanced diet): In utilizing this topic, I would like to (To inform and educate the importance and effects of having a balanced diet.): A speech/ essay about the importance of a balanced diet.

How is your reading of The Crucible going so far? What do you think of the play? Is it compelling, boring, horrifying, or mildly interesting? Please tell us your feelings about the clarity of the writing, the messages you’re picking up on so far, the characters, the era, or anything else about the on which you want to comment For each of your answers, smoothly integrate a direct quotation from the text into a sentence of your own and correctly cite it. If you’re using a Kindle or other device that doesn’t list page numbers, look up the correct way to cite this on Purdue Owl. Provide a brief example from The Crucible for each of the following literary devices and briefly explain why you chose it. Where in the book do you find the following, and how are your choices strong examples of the following? Refer to last week’s PowerPoint and Zoom meeting recording for help. Within the plot, a key moment of crisis A foil to the character of (Goody) Elizabeth Proctor Situational irony Within the plot, a key moment of crisis A foil to the character of (Goody) Elizabeth Proctor Situational irony