Discipline: English

Discuss and justify the final topic for your research.  Share how this issue interests you.   Additionally, discuss a specific “ah-ha” moment during preliminary searches—did you, for instance, uncover anything about the issue that may alter your initial stance or further heighten your view? 

Part 1. Choose a character from one of the short stories in this unit by Roanhorse, Liu, or Rash. Name the character and briefly describe them, considering some of the following elements:

Imagine that you’re a member of the White house task Force to protect Students from Sexual assault. You’re proud of the report Not Alone, which received wide publicity and positive responses from universities. Now you want to create a powerpoint report for easier reading, and you start with the executive summary page. See the full […]

   Write a 1,000-word discussion arguing your side of one of the following topics:  1) Should graffiti be considered Public Art or Vandalism? 2) Should members of Congress have term limits? 3) Should the government have the right to force citizens to be vaccinated against diseases? 4) If having a military draft becomes necessary, should […]

   Week 8: Thinking About Argument Facts are not feelings– You may have heard that idea, but when it comes to writing, the reality is that it is mostly impossible to write or an idea, even an evidence-based one, that does not contain some of your feelings, be they past life experiences or past knowledge. […]

   Week 7: Discussion As we head to the final weeks of the class, let us pause to look back where we started. For this week’s discussion, please review your first writings for the class–look back over Weeks 1-3. Now, pause–reflect, and answer these three questions: 1. what was your biggest learning moment(s) and why […]

   As we start week 6, let us first review some of the key tools we’ve shared so far: MEAL plan –the paragraph plan we use to outline and organize our body paragraphsLinks to an external site. Signal phrases–those phrases that ‘signal’ a source is being used in the ‘evidence’ space of a body paragraph–or […]

   As we start week 5, let us first review some of the key tools we’ve shared so far: MEAL plan –the paragraph plan we use to outline and organize our body paragraphsLinks to an external site. Signal phrases–those phrases that ‘signal’ a source is being used in the ‘evidence’ space of a body paragraph–or […]

    Be sure to read the posted documents and the book materials to understand the Cause and Effect. 550- 850 words explaining one of the following topics: 1. What are the causes and effects of urban renewal? 2. How does a Lack of Communication affect relationships? 3. How does American Tennis or American Golf impact […]

   Week 4: Thinking About Evaluation (Example) This week, we’ll take a look at selectding sources and work on finding ideas for choosing credible sources to work in that ‘evidence’ piece of the MEAL Plan: again, the link to that handout….Links to an external site. main idea cited evidence analysis. What makes a source credible?  […]