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Biography of Melanie Martinez 
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A. Assignment Overview
Total 100 Points
Be sure to review all the instructions and details before beginning.
Read all directions. If you are unclear about a particular portion, please ask for clarification as soon as possible.
What is your final assignment?
For this class, you are required to write either an essay or book review of our course book, A Different Mirror (2008).
Your book review should be at least 1,150 words. Please look at the final lecture to comprehend what goes in a book review. I highly recommend that contact me before the weekend if you are having trouble with the assignment. I will be unavailable to reply to messages during the final weekend. *No external sources. Base your response on the author’s conversation in the assigned book and, as an add-on, you can tie in lectures, multimedia, and your own personal experiences, stories, and examples.
B. Essay Guidelines (60 Points)
Your essay should be 1,150+ words in length. There is three (3) dimensions used to evaluate this assignment. Combined, all three elements add up to 100 points. Documentation (30 points): the topics discussed in your essay are supported by sources in this course by using page citations.
Structure (40 points): the technical/organizational requirements for your final exam.
Elements (30 points): the understanding and ability to academically apply course curriculum effectively in writing.
This is an academic course which means all responses are graded based on academic integrity and structure. Please remember to cite and substantiate your claims/argument with book/page or lecture references.
Evaluative Dimension #1: SUPPORTED DOCUMENTATION (30 points)
In your essay or book review, I ask you to make sure to discuss and analyze the histories, identities, and experiences that make up American History based on the book. The groups to be included are Asian Americans, African Americans, European Americans, Mexican Americans, and Native Americans. Leaving out one or more groups may result in a grade deduction.
My hope is that you’ll entertain a broad range of topics, issues, concepts, and groups in your book review. To ensure you are discussing relevant topics discussed by Takaki in your essay, here is a list of prompts that you will want to consider (but not required) as you outline your book review.*
Define and discuss race and ethnicity.
Describe how indigenous and Native American culture and identity under European colonialism.
Describe and discuss the African Americans experience.
Discuss Takaki’s concept of El Norte and the Mexican American experience.
Discuss World War II and it’s dilemmas, with Japanese-Americans and African-Americans.
Describe and discuss the role of ethnicity or race in shaping Euro-American identity.
[OPTIONAL] Define and discuss Takaki’s notion of “We Will All Be Minorities.
*I would like you incorporate responses to at least four (4) of the prompts/questions above to ensure the scope of your review is broad enough to include multiple histories that make up American History.
Evaluative Dimension #2:
STRUCTURE & ORO (40 points)
Paragraph 1 (5 points)
Introduction / Thesis
Set the stage in one paragraph. Introduce your reason(s) for selecting the quotes and topics you will present and analyze as part of your book review. Based on your selected quotes, what is your argument/concluding analysis about the history, identity, and experience of ethnic groups in America? Your thesis statement should answer “Based on the book by Takaki, what is your main takeaway about American History?”
Summary of Content (10 points)
Brief summary of the key points of each chapter or group of chapters is required. Paraphrase the information, but use a short quote when appropriate.
Analysis and Evaluation of Content (20 points)
The core of your essay or book review – the thing that makes it your own – is the analysis and evaluation. This section should be organized into paragraphs that deal with single aspects of your argument. You do not necessarily need to work chronologically through the book as you discuss it. Given the argument you want to make, you can organize your paragraphs more usefully by themes, methods, or other elements of the book.
Conclusion (5 points)
Sum up or restate your thesis or make the final judgment regarding the book. You may find it more effective to write two paragraphs in order to balance the book’s strengths and weaknesses in order to unify your evaluation.
Evaluative Dimension #3:
ELEMENTS (30 PTS)
The elements below represent the second dimension I will be grading as part of your Final Exam. Your academic paper will be evaluated on your ability to achieve each element effectively. Your final submission should offer high quality writing that is both clear and substantive. Definitive Quotes (10 points)
The quotes you select should support your thesis statement (“Based on the book by Takaki, what is your main takeaway about American History?”). Never let quotes stand on their own—explain them. There is one skill for picking out relevant quotes from a text, and another skill involved in understanding what it says. For each you will present and analyze it. Be sure to pick quotes throughout the books and incorporate the different perspective of authors on the same thing. See this short guide to quote analysisLinks to an external site. by UC Berkeley.
Thesis Statement (5 points)
Your essay’s thesis statement is a sentence that answers the question, “Based on the book by Takaki, what is your main takeaway about American History?” Your thesis needs to be stated upfront, usually at the end of the introduction. Your introduction should fit the body of your essay. The thesis ought to tell your reader exactly what you will be arguing in your paper. In addition, it ought to give the reader some hint about why you’re going to argue that way.
Academic Coherence (5 points)
The organization of the essay or book review is clear and academically cited. The essay is organized according to the narrative arguments made by the experts/authors used for this class. Throughout the body, the essay introduces and discusses analytic points that best support the thesis. Each paragraph is unified around a clear main point. Paragraphs each highlight a point in your argument and avoid unrelated topics. Quotations are punctuated correctly and integrated well into the essay to narratively support your thesis.
Course Concepts (10 points)
This course has introduced you to a new way to think that includes how to makes sense of issues around American identity and experience based on historical evidence in order to improve your objective understanding of U.S. history. Analysis is different than opinion or commentary. Opinion is strictly what you think. Evidence or education is not required. Commentary is an elaborated form of informed opinion. Depends if it is an expert or layperson, a commentary may imply accepted known facts in its general argument. Unlike the opinions or commentaries, analysis considers the evidence at hand and draws meaning from it using theoretical concepts and frameworks. In your final exam, your writing needs to demonstrate your ability to apply course concepts in your quote analysis. In other words, use concepts discussed in class to analyze quotes and create a strong argument.
C. Discussion Prompt
MAIN PROMPT
Write an essay or book review of our course book, A Different Mirror (2008).
Your essay or book review must address at least the below prompts according to (1) Professor Ronald Takaki as explained in A Different Mirror; (2) lectures given by Professor Francisco Fuentes; and, (3) course multimedia.
Define and discuss race and ethnicity.
Describe how indigenous and Native American culture and identity under European colonialism.
Describe and discuss the African Americans experience.
Discuss Takaki’s concept of El Norte and the Mexican American experience.
Discuss World War II and it’s dilemmas, with Japanese-Americans and African-Americans.
Describe and discuss the role of ethnicity or race in shaping Euro-American identity.
[OPTIONAL] Define and discuss Takaki’s notion of “We Will All Be Minorities.
D. Resources
TUTORIALS
Tutorial on “How to write an academic book review”
Tutorial on “How to write an academic essay”
Tutorial on MLA style guide (citations and examples)
Tutorial on APA style guide (citations and examples)
GRADING Curious to know what an ‘A’ paper looks like?
I’d like to take a moment right now to describe in general terms the way I will read and interpret your final exam. I’ve laid out my remarks concerning letter grades below in order to give you a better sense of the impression and quality behind an academic essay.
You wrote an “A” Book Review when …
Book review offers a high quality of writing, organization, and precision. The mechanics are perfect in grammar, spelling and punctuation, reflecting time and thought put into the work, so that it is a seamless reading experience. Clearly justified and very easy to follow, so that the reader is left in no doubt as to why the structure proceeds as it does. Ambitious, perceptive, and offer interesting, even complex ideas. The discussion or presentation enhances, rather than just repeats, the reader’s and writer’s knowledge. The paper does not just rehash the readings, there is a context for all the ideas; someone from outside the class would be enriched, not confused, by reading the paper. The discussion or presentation enhances, rather than just repeats, the reader’s and writer’s knowledge. The paper does not just rehash the readings, there is a context for all the ideas; someone from outside the class would be enriched, not confused, by reading the paper.
You wrote a “B” Book Review when …
Writing does not achieve the complexity or precision of a book review but thoroughly achieves its aims. Ideas are solid and their organization is understandable, even if some patches require more analysis and/or synthesis. The language is generally clear and precise but occasionally not, with a mechanical error or two on every page. There may be too little structure or explanation of where the author is coming from. The context for the evidence may not be sufficiently explored, so that I have to make some of the connections that the writer should have made clear for me. This is a solid work whose presentation, execution and ideas may be well done but at times falls back on vaguer statement, or doesn’t follow lines of thought as far as possible.
You wrote a “C” Book Review when …
The book review doesn’t move forward but rather repeats its main points, or it may touch upon many (not well related) ideas without exploring any of them in sufficient depth. Punctuation, spelling, grammar, paragraphing, and transitions may be a problem, with errors on every page that get in the way of reading the content. The paper that is largely summary of the course material, or reiterates the text, but is written without major citations or in-depth analysis. The paper is chiefly a personal reaction to something which is poorly referred to or explained in such a way that it’s difficult to identify what the personal reaction is regarding. Well-written, but not as much intellectual content as needed—more opinion which is unconnected to the class. You gave some thought to but the paper has problems in one of these areas: conception (there’s at least one main idea but main ideas require more clarity); context (confusing); use of evidence (low or often absent—the connections among the ideas and the evidence are not made and/or are presented without sufficient reference to material from the course, or material proving empirical claims of fact, or add up to platitudes or generalizations): language (the sentences are often awkward, dependent on unexplained abstractions, sometimes contradict each other).
You wrote a “D” Book Review or worse when …
Your efforts in this book review fall short of grappling more seriously with key ideas. The paper is extremely problematic in many of the areas: aims, structure, use of evidence, language, etc. The paper does not come close enough to addressing the expectations of the assignment, weekly assignments were not connected and the readings were not interrelated to major points. The paper is shorter than they ought to be to grapple seriously with ideas. The paper is extremely problematic in many of the areas mentioned above: aims, structure, use of evidence, language, etc. The paper doesn’t come close to addressing the expectations of the assignment, and really seems to reveal that the weekly assignments were not connected and the readings were never read.

Write a six paragraph argumentation essay. You need an introduction , four body paragraphs (3 dealing with your argument; 1 dealing with refuting the opposition’s viewpoint) , and a conclusion. This is NOT a sourced essay. It should come strictly from you. not outside sources.

For this assignment, you will create a slide presentation. Using the Learning Resource Center, Concorde’s resource library- https://www.galepages.com/miss22358, and other academically appropriate sources, evaluating an argument and/or debate using a PowerPoint presentation.
Note: These presentations use fewer words than a paper, but they include visual aids and even voiceovers (if you chose). 
Objectives:
Evaluate both sides of a debate or argument using a PowerPoint medium. 
Instructions:
Think about an issue that has two sides (“arguments”). This can be anything from a somber subject like the death penalty, to something more placid such as whether or not dogs should be allowed on beaches during the Summer; as long as it is an issue with two sides that can be debated, it can be used as the foundation for this task. 
Create a seven to ten slide presentation where you:
Start with a Title page
Introduce your topic
Address BOTH sides of the issue
State the pros and cons of each stance 
Include citations 
Include a reference list on the final slide 
Include visuals that pair well with the content 
This presentation should be engaging and informative…have fun with it! 
Remember that Power Point is available, for free, through your office 365 Account.
Assignment Submission:
The use of outside resources is strongly recommended, and all papers must be cited and written in current APA format.
When you have completed the assignment, select the “Submit Assignment” button at the top of these instructions and choose a format for submitting your assignment.

IMPORTANT!!
Write  the essay in YOUR words and do not use third party texts!!!!!
Narritive essay. Intructions and everything you need in the screenshots below

Prompt: You will be writing ONE poetry explication on a poem that you have never seen before. In order to prepare for this, make sure that you know all rhetorical and poetic devices we’ve discussed in class (Use the Poetry Quick Reference Guide that you downloaded at 15.04 Prereading Activity.). Be very cognizant of C-E-W structure, MLA formatting, in-text citations, spelling, and grammar.
Strive for compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences. While your overall goal is to identify and discuss the language choices of the poet, don’t neglect your own-pay close attention to your inclusion of rhetoric, to the use of strong and specific verbs, to the conciseness of your words, and to the academic level of vocabulary.
Do the following:
1) Paraphrase it.
2) Explicate it.
Directions: Step One: The Paraphrase
• Create a two-column table. You will have the original poem with the title and author in the left column. In the right column, paraphrase the poem, keeping the perspective and tense, line by line.
Step Two: The Explication
• Write an essay that clearly explicates the poem. Explain the content/message/theme of the poem and discuss the effect of its rhetorical and poetic devices.
• The introduction will introduce the author and title of the work. Your thesis should state the central thematic statement of the poem and tie it to rhetoric/syntax.
• You will need to tackle one stanza at a time, dealing with every line in the poem. Include specific claims, integrated textual evidence, and thorough warrants. Evidence must be quoted and cited.
• Make sure to include the vocabulary, rhetorical devices, and purposeful grammar you have learned this year.
• The conclusion should not be a summary. Instead, end by focusing on the concluding lines of the poem to tie everything together, discussing a larger pattern of the poem, or incorporating research and relating it to your thoughts.
The directions, poem options, and rhetoric device examples are in the attachments if you follow all instructions I will give a big tip

You can decide what happens to both of these people and how the outcome will be it will be a long story though.

We all know that speeches are meant to _______________. David Graeber’s “On the Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs” addresses________________. Jonathan Malesic’s “The Future of Work Should Mean Working Less” is about________________. Both share similar A. Whereas Graeber demonstrates B, Malesic illustrates C.
BODY PARAGRAPH 1: TOPIC SENTENCE: Similarities – A
Graeber – evidence and analysis
Malesic – evidence and analysis
BODY PARAGRAPH 2: TOPIC SENTENCE: Difference – B
Graeber – evidence and analysis
Malesic – evidence and analysis
BODY PARAGRAPH 3: TOPIC SENTENCE: Difference – C
Graeber – evidence and analysis
Malesic – evidence and analysis
CONCLUSION: What have we learned? Have we changed? How might we change?

Read the “Michigan lawmakers launch safety task force after Oxford school shooting” article by Beth LeBlanc. After reading LeBlanc’s article, compose a 500-word minimum process-analysis essay related to LeBlanc’s topic that expresses ideas about how to stop school violence, especially shootings. Recall that process-analysis essays are written to provide “How To” solutions. CAUTION: This essay should not be about the causes and effects of school violence. This essay must present ideas about how to stop those who resort to violently taking out their misguided frustrations and unequivocal hatred on America’s students.
Devote a paragraph of this essay to specifically address what Sara Cambensy says (highlighted in yellow) in the LeBlanc article. Cambensy must be directly quoted in those paragraphs. In a separate paragraph, specifically address what Terry Sabo says (highlighted in yellow) in the LeBlanc article. Sabo must be directly quoted in that paragraph.
Use a third-person point of view about one of the following to compose the essay:
Choice 1: A law enforcement officer. School resource officers are considered law enforcement officers.
Choice 2: A calm shooter with a devious plan.
Choice 3: A parent whose child attends a school that has been victimized by a shooter.
Use only one point of view. In this type of third-person point of view, a writer is writing about the third person, not as the third person. The point of view must be clear in every paragraph except the introductory and concluding paragraphs. Provide a given name of the third person: one given name for the entire essay. The only other names permitted are Sara Cambensy and Terry Sabo when attributing the quotations. Clarity is essential. An instructor should not be required to guess which point of view is being used in an essay.
Assignment Requirements:
Any quotation used must be at least two but no more than four complete lines of text. A quotation in this course may never form its own paragraph; it must be provided within a paragraph. The accumulative lines of quotations in this essay must not exceed ten.
Do not provide any bibliographical information (citations); however, a brief acknowledgement of the author or speaker is appropriate in the context of the applicable paragraph like in the examples below.
No other quotations are permitted in this essay assignment. Because the LeBlanc article is the source, no other research is required or assigned. This is not a research assignment.
This is not a history of school shootings assignment. If a submitted essay contains information about what happened at Columbine, Sandy Hook, Stoneman Douglas, or any similar historical event, that content will be considered off-topic and graded accordingly.
Statistics? One statistic is permitted in this assignment; however, if a statistic is used, it must be part of the assigned quotations from the LeBlanc reading. Like any violent criminal, school shooters do not concern themselves with gun laws or statistics. Although one statistic is permitted, no statistics are required or assigned.
Formatting Requirements:
Your essay should conform to the format of the example below.
Include an introductory paragraph, body paragraphs (minimum of 3 supporting paragraphs), and concluding paragraph. There is no limit to the number of paragraphs in an essay, but it should adhere to the minimum requirements.
Each paragraph should contain an introductory sentence, supporting sentences, and a concluding sentence.
In the four-line heading, identify the assignment as Formal Essay 5 next to the name of the writer.
Use your own creative title.
Center the title directly over the first paragraph.
Do not use dialogue, monologue, or quotations in any essay assignment unless instructed.

How have your overcome the challenges of your disabilities?”  
Disability such as having dyslexia and ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder)