English 101, Fall 2016

English 101, Fall 2016

Essay 2, 100 points
Essay 2 Due by Sunday 10/23 at 11:59 on CANVAS
Choose ONE of the following topics:
1. Criticize or celebrate a form of social media for its effects on modern
culture. Such as, but not limited to:
a. self-reflective aspect of Facebook
b. cyber-bullying
c. dating apps and hookup culture
d. Twitter as effective tool for social activists
2. Explain the positive or negative effects of gaming on those who
participate.
3. Argue whether or not automation is at odds with morality. Such as, but not
limited to:
a. driverless cars
b. drones
c. nanotechnology
4. If “App designers play your psychological vulnerabilities in the race to grab
your attention” with whom should the solution lie? Individual smartphone
users? App designers and developers? Both? Neither?
5. Is technology changing us for the better or worse? How? Why?
Your thesis should forward a specific, debatable argument (it should be
possible for readers to disagree with your claim). Make sure you are using one of
the types of claims we discussed (handout is on Canvas).
Your essay should be 4-5 pages.
You are using the essays in They Say, I Say, “Are we in a Race Against the
Machine?” as support/evidence. You may use any essay in this section of our
text. You may use more than one essay, but you must use at least one. You
may also use the supplemental articles or ted talks I put on Canvas. Use what
you know and what is in the textbook about the piece only, as Internet research
is not a component of this assignment.
Requirements
Your essay should:
• Clear identification of your argument or position by forwarding a thesis that
asserts an arguable claim (‘I say’) about the text based on your rhetorical
analysis
• Demonstrate understanding of analyzing texts, strategies of persuasion,
and composing arguments as explained in Ch. 1-3
• Effective essay structure
• Clear and precise sentence-level rhetoric (grammar and structure)
• Be sure to back up your argument with specific details from the texts. In
other words, support what you are saying with paraphrases, and quotes
from the texts.
• Include a counterargument and rebuttal
• Be 4-5 pages in length, which means at least 4 FULL pages, submitted in
MLA format with in-text citations and a separate works cited page
An “A” paper will exhibit the following qualities:
• Meets all deadlines, including peer critique and final draft
• Follows all directions accurately, including:
o MLA Format: heading, title, spacing, font
o Clearly addresses formal elements of text
o Uses adequate details from work
o Engages the work analytically (not just summarize)
o Integrates short quotations for support
o Includes proper in-text citations and works cited
• Arguable and focused thesis with a clearly defined strategy
• Well-developed paragraphs (meets or exceeds 4 FULL pages)
• Well developed and varied sentences
• Minimal errors (minor only).
A “B” paper will exhibit the following qualities:
• Meets all deadlines, including peer critique and final draft
• Follows all directions accurately, including:
o MLA Format: heading, title, spacing, font
o Clearly addresses formal elements of text
o Uses adequate details from work
o Engages the work analytically (not just summarize)
o Integrates short quotations for support
o Includes proper in-text citations and works cited
• Arguable and focused thesis with a somewhat clearly defined strategy
• Fairly well-developed paragraphs (meets or comes very close to 4 pages)
• Fairly well developed sentences with some variation
• Some errors (mostly minor).
A “C” paper will exhibit the following qualities:
• Meets most deadlines, including peer critique and final draft
• Follow most directions accurately, but may have some problems:
o MLA Format: heading, title, spacing, font
o Mentions formal elements of text but does not address them clearly
o Uses some details from work but could use more
o Summarizes instead of engaging the work analytically
o Uses quotes but does not integrate properly: dropped quotes, etc.
o Includes in-text citations and works cited but has problems/errors
• Thesis may need further development and more clearly defined strategy
• Paragraphs are organized but could use further development (meets 3
FULL pages)
• Sentences are mostly correct, though may lack development and variety
• Some major and minor errors.
A “D/F” paper may exhibit the following qualities:
• Misses deadlines, including peer critique and final draft
• Does NOT follow directions accurately:
o MLA Format: heading, title, spacing, font
o Mentions formal elements of text but does not address them clearly
o Uses few or no details from work
o Summarizes instead of engaging the work analytically
o Uses no quotes or over-quotes
o Includes NO in-text citations or works cited
• Thesis is unclear or under developed with no strategy
• Paragraphs are unorganized and/or undeveloped (under 3 pages)
• Sentences lack development and/or variety
• Excessive major and/or minor errors.

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