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ENGLISH 101 USD Ideals and Conventions of Academic Writing Essay
Requirements 1: please let me know what question from the boxes below you have answered and did you use point first or point last essay ( please look at the powerpoint about the point first and point last )
- Create an appropriate title for your essay.
- Use a formal register that is appropriate for an academic essay. (This includes correct syntax, grammar, spelling, punctuation, and accurate word selection.)
- Be attentive to the layout of your essay. Use 1 ½ or double spacing and leave room in the margins for feedback.
- Choose an appropriate ‘academic’ font. (New Times Roman, Cambria, Calibri, Garamond, etc.)
Task: Write a ‘point first’ OR ‘point last’ essay and use a formal, academic register. Ensure that you follow the conventions of an academic essay. …………all the explanation of this is in the PowerPoint……………
Requirements 2 :
- Primary texts: use TWO primary texts that I have attached.
- Secondary sources use TWO secondary sources that I have attached.
Instructions: Use both your primary texts AND secondary sources to answer ONE of the following questions.
QUESTIONS
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Narrative and Argument: 1.) Write an essay that assesses whether or not a narrative is an effective approach for presenting a controversial or unfamiliar argument. |
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Register, Language, and Audience. 2.) “So easy to read.” Use this observation from Amy Tan’s “Mother Tongue” to analyze how register and tone enable or impede clear communication to an audience. (Note: You do not have to use “Mother Tongue” to answer this question.) |
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Academic Reading and Writing. 3.) Write a point first or point “last” essay that examines the ‘ideals’ and conventions of academic writing. How useful are these to the practical experience of writing an academic essay? |
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Perspective: 4.) “Arguments are not ‘airtight’. In an essay, you may concede; you may even change your mind.” Write an essay that reflects on either authors and/or audiences seeing different viewpoints or even changing their perspectives. |
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Writing Against the Grain. 5.) “I knew that I could resist. I could rebel. I could shape the direction and focus of the various forms of knowledge available to me.” Use this quote as a starting point to consider how different authors write against the grain and challenge the status quo. |
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Our Changing Language 6.) “Digital writing often reveals deep-seated anxiety over the deterioration of orthography or ‘proper’ writing.” Is proper writing deteriorating? Answer this question with reference to at least TWO texts on the course. |
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