Category: English

At least six sources that should include both primary and secondary references. No more than one course reading may serve as a source. 

Which rhetorical strategies and appeals (ethos, pathos, logos) does the author use to call the audience to ACTION? Are these strategies effective? Why or why not?
Is the text effective at prompting ACTION, based on the author’s rhetorical choices, strategies, and appeals? Why or why not? 
Link for new article to use 
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2024/06/11/utah-swap-meet-drive-in-theater/

Essay Task: Write about a 3-4-full page MLA formatted essay on the following
prompt:
To critically and rhetorically analyze these themes, we can use postmodernist and
poststructuralist lenses by focusing on critical theories such as deconstructionism
and rhetorical approaches like satire. In Charles Yu’s novel, Interior Chinatown,
how do these perspectives challenge its traditional narrative and structure? How
does Yu use satire to challenge and break down racial stereotypes and
Institutional racism?
Start with an opener or a hook (anecdote, general statement, question,
quote) that introduces readers to your essay.
● Provide background information about your topic. In other words, before you present your thesis, give readers context of the topic. What do they need to know about the ideas of postmodernism, poststructuralism, black humor/satire, and deconstructionism in relation to your paper’s focus? Do you need to define any terms?
● Introduce Interior Chinatown and provide general details about the
importance of the nature of performance, assimilation, and identity in these
texts.
● Transition to your 3-level thesis that answers the following three questions:
○ A) In Charles Yu’s novel, Interior Chinatown, how do these perspectives
challenge its traditional narrative and structure?
○ B) How does Yu use satire to challenge and break down cultural
stereotypes and institutional racism?
○ C) How does the novel encourage readers to shift their thoughts and
perspectives of identity, culture, and the media?
Body Paragraphs (BPs):
● BP 1-2 should focus on support part A of your thesis:
○ Start with a topic sentence in which you identify how postmodernist
and poststructuralist theories challenge its traditional narrative and
structure in Interior Chinatown. Why do you think Charles Yu chose to
write in this particular style? What style/genre/mode of writing is it?
Does he blend other forms of writing? Is this a form of
deconstructionism? How so?
● BP 3-4 should explore one idea/reason that supports Part B of your
thesis where you’ll discuss how Charles Yu uses satire to challenge and
break down racial stereotypes and institutional racism.
○ BP needs a clear topic sentence and 2-3 examples (personal examples,
observations, examples of others, examples from our class texts using
quotes/paraphrase sandwiches).
■ Among these examples 3 need to come from Interior Chinatown
and secondary texts of this unit.
■ BONUS: You can use 1 quote sandwich from our secondary
articles from unit 1.
○ These BPs should follow the TEEAL structure.
A Reflective Conclusion: End your essay with a conclusion that addresses part C of the thesis. Avoid summarizing any points/ideas from the previous body paragraphs.
IMPORTANT: Don’t use any outside sources
MLA Formatted: your essay should be double-spaced, 12 size font, Times New Roman and 1 inch margins, and a work cited page.

Review the three videos on The Writing Process. Complete steps three and four.
Step 3:
Select and outline your details (Adjust for audience and purpose).
Step 4: Complete your first draft of the essay.
Submit your details, outline, and first draft by Friday, June 21, 2024, by 11;59 pm.

This week you will find the second piece of evidence to support your thesis and write a summary of the information. After reviewing the information below, locate a reliable, scholarly source for your thesis. The source must be no more than 5 years old and must be a news article or journal article. Read the source then compose a 250-word (minimum) summary of the article. Do not quote the article. Paraphrase and summarize the contents in your own words. Finally, include an MLA reference for this source.
Begin this activity by reading Everything’s an Argument, Chapter 20. Be sure to note the difference between synthesizing, paraphrasing, and summarizing. You will use all of these techniques, in addition to quoting, when you write your final paper. However, this week, we will focus on summarizing one source related to your topic or thesis. If you need assistance locating a source, you can review Chapter 18 on Finding Evidence or contact your instructor or librarian for assistance. You want to be sure that the source you select this week is reputable/reliable. If you need assistance, you can review Chapter 19 on Evaluating Sources. However, here are a few tips that will help you select a reliable source.
Relevant: Make sure that the source is actually related to your argument.
Credible: Make sure that the author or publisher is reputable and has experience with the field or topic they are discussing.
Current: Check the date of the publication and make sure that the date is recent. While there are some instances where historical information is appropriate, find a source this week that is NOT more than 5 years old.
Accurate: Check the source’s internal evidence. Make sure the source references or quotes other relevant, credible, and current people and/or sources.
Formatting Requirements:
You must include your article summary and a Works Cited MLA reference.
Since this is a pre-writing activity, there are no other formatting requirements.

You explored several theories (growth mindset, emotional intelligence, grit, and learned optimism) that will contribute to a successful college experience. The purpose of this assignment is to identify the theory that you think will have the greatest impact on your college experience, explain the theory citing evidence from resources provided in study activities, and then analyze and evaluate its significance to your college experience. 
There is no form provided for this assignment. You will need to create a new document on your computer and clearly label your responses as Identify & Explain, Analyze, and Evaluate. You may also choose to address these questions in essay form. The word counts are recommended guides to support the meaningful development of ideas. 
1. Identify and explain the theory that you think will have the greatest impact on your college experience. The response should contain 150-200 words and use explanatory sentences. Explanatory sentences must include specific references from specific study activities. Using the learning activities provides evidence of learning from the experts’ sources. 
You may want to answer the following questions in your explanation:
What is the main point of the theory (definition)? 
To provide supporting details, you may want to ask: How was the theory developed?
Who are the leading researchers? 
Why was the theory developed, or what is the purpose, impact, or importance of the theory? 
2. Analyze your selected theory by providing ideas and examples to justify this theory as having the greatest impact on your success in college. Here you are answering why you think this theory will be important for college success. Your submission should demonstrate your awareness of the connections between the expert sources and their significance to you. The analysis should focus on why this theory will impact your college success. Your response should be between 150-200 words and use explanatory sentences.
Below are some questions that may help guide your analysis. These questions should help begin and encourage your thinking, but not limit your considerations by only answering these few questions. 
What ideas stood out to me? Why? Were they new, or in opposition to existing beliefs?
What are the observations, or past experiences that shape my understanding? 
Which aspects of the theory will impact my college success – make connections? 
3. Evaluate the potential impact of this theory on your future college goals. Your evaluation should be your opinion, or judgments of the information previously analyzed and may address how this will be important. Your response should be between 150-200 words and use explanatory sentences. 
Below are some questions that may support your evaluation. 
What choices have I made in the past that reflect the theory? Which choices have not? What outcomes resulted from those choices? 
Which aspects of the theory do I value? What components of the theory have helped me gain insights, and from what evidence? 
How might the knowledge of the theory help my personal growth? 
What are the possible outcomes and consequences of applying this theory to my future? 

This video taken from this website, which is good to review – https://writeforbusiness.com/book/write-business/chapter-10-writing-bad-news
Students have three assignments to complete for Chapter 7 (submit via file attachment):
Implying Bad News (pg. 212) – for 25-27, rewrite the passages so that the bad news is implied (de-emphasize the bad news).
7.1 Request Refusal (pg. 213) – list at least five weaknesses (and provide examples from the letter). Do NOT rewrite the letter.
7.2 Bad News to Customers (pg. 213) – list at least five weaknesses (and provide examples from the email). Do NOT rewrite the letter.
Textbook: Guffey, Mary Ellen and Dana Loewy. Essentials of Business Communication. 12th Ed. Boston: Cengage. ISBN-13: 9780357715048

Intructions: You are required to create a multimodal presentations script (to speak)  which explores the following question: 
How does the poet use poetic forms and features to express his attitude and messages about war?
Explore this statement by COMPARING Dulce et decorum est by Wilfred Owen thats attached here to the poem ‘Suicide in the Trenches’ by Siegfried Sassoon (also attached)  
Must:  Analyse both poems (find, give evidence of the used techniques in each poem such as metaphor, irony etc ) 
Paragraph 1: Idea 1 (in response to the question) 
Poem 1: Evidence + analysis (there should be substantial evidence and analysis). You can
include more than 1 evidence + analysis.
o Poem 2: Evidence + analysis (there should be substantial evidence and analysis). You can
include more than 1 evidence + analysis.
Paragraph 2: Idea 2 (in response to the question)
o Poem 1: Evidence + analysis (there should be substantial evidence and analysis). You can include more than 1 evidence + analysis.
o 
Poem 2: Evidence + analysis (there should be substantial evidence and analysis). You can include more than 1 evidence + analysis. 
Conclusion:
o A summary of your response to the question o Final comment on the poems

. Position Argument Essay
In this assignment, you are required to explain what you think is an important issue in your life or in the life of people your age. Imagine that you have to write to people who can solve this problem but are not familiar with it.
Explain the problem clearly in order to convince your audience that the problem is an important one. After that, describe your plan for improving the situation in sufficient detail. Be sure to give enough details, facts, and examples to support your descriiption and suggestion.
The purpose of the essay is to understand and convey the process and product of effective argumentation. Link your argument to the values and beliefs of the intended audience. You need to develop an effective claim (thesis) and provide evidence, examples and support for your thesis.
Primary Tasks:
In your essay, you will be required to:
• Define the problem or issue you are writing about in detail
• Articulate assumptions and beliefs commonly held regarding your problem
• Analyze opposing views and provide examples and details to support the views
• Provide a possible solution or solutions to the problem
• Argue the relevance of the problem and how the solutions proposed would have an impact on the community
• Provide your personal view and evidence to support it and explain why you feel this way
Objectives:
Through your writing, you should seek to:
• Enlarge the reader’s view of the topic by providing new information or otherwise teaching them something about the topic they didn’t know.
• Clarify the reader’s view of the topic by bringing critical thinking to bear on problematic data or problematic text.
• Restructure the reader’s view of the topic by causing them to choose the writer’s
position rather than a competing position on the issue.
ENG 101 English Composition I Course Assignments
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Your Position Argument essay will be assessed based on the following criteria:
• Does the essay clearly establish background information about the topic in the introduction? Is a clear thesis/position identifiable? Does the introduction capture interest?
• Does the essay provide all crucial elements of an argument, including a position, supporting arguments and the opposing view? Are solutions to the problem proposed?
• Does the writer guide the reader through the problem, instruct, persuade and entertain?
• Is the introduction and conclusion thorough and engaging? Are transitions used to enhance the flow of the essay? Does the essay have a clear main point and a recognizable thesis statement? Is the thesis supported throughout the essay? Is the essay organized in a logical fashion?
• Does the essay demonstrate control over grammar, spelling, and punctuation?
Make sure to use proper grammar and the standard MLA format when submitting your assignment. The final essay should be at least 1,000 words.

Your final research(don’t forget to keep a argumentive tone) is an 7-10 page (roughly 2400-2500 words) double-spaced paper (excluding cover and Works Cited/Reference). Students are to adhere to size 12 font in Arial, Times New Roman or similar font, with 1” pagination. Keep in mind that your instructor’s directions must primarily be followed. 
This paper is well-revised for proper use of documentation and other elements of writing well addressed throughout the course. It reflects your stance/claim on an issue with embedded expert views. 
COVER PAGE 
Name, course, date or semester, instructor’s name—upper left hand corner (size 12 font) 
Title is centered (with larger font—16-20) and should be reflective of your issue; you may include a picture, but it must directly relate to your topic.
After 2-3 line spaces, begin your Abstract. Bold and left flush the word ABSTRACT. 
Beneath the word ABSTRACT, summarize what was done and discovered in your research. Consider referring to your Proposal but write using past tense.  For instance: “this paper examined the effects of global warming in North America.  During research, I discovered that…” 
Write the Abstract in single space (this will all comfortably fit on the cover) 
The numbering of your final paper begins after cover. In Word, select Header and Footer, choose upper right, with your last name only and page numbers.