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Essay 1: Art Imitates Life, but Why?
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ENGL102
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Worth: 100 points (10% of course
grade)
Course Objectives Focus (see
syllabus):
· Effective Writing (b, e)
· Informational Literacy
skills (all)
· Critical Analysis and
Reasoning (all)
Important Dates:
· Tues., 7/12: first read and
discussion of “All The Dead Boys Look Like Me” and “Good Bones”
· Wed., 7/13: upload typed,
thesis and topic sentences in outline form to Unit 1: Thesis and Topic
Sentences Draft
· Thur., 7/14: complete draft
(750 – 1000 words) of essay, typed, for peer workshop
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Upload
to Blackboard, Unit 1: Essay 1 Draft for Submission
· Tues., 7/19: revised draft
of essay, typed, due for a grade.
Requirements:
· 750 – 1000 effective words,
which approximates to 3 to 4 pages.
· MLA Format: double-spaced
paragraphs; 12-point Times
New Roman or Cambria font
· Include MLA in-text citation
and a Work Cited page (not included in minimum page count)
· Find and then use one
additional evaluated secondary (outside) source that addresses the Orlando
shooting to support your argument.
· Single space header on left
side:
Student name
ENG 102
Essay 1
Title (Centered)
Essay Topic/Purpose: Choose one of the poems and
answer the following:
What elements of the poem
are reasons it has gone viral after the Orlando shooting this June? Make an
argument for why the poem is effective, and do so by breaking down the meaning
you find in its imagery, its themes, and/or other literary elements. Connect
your analysis of the poem’s language to the actual Orlando event.
Critical Thinking on Topic:
· Why have these poems gone
viral after the Orlando shooting? What does that popularity imply to you about
our society?
· What are the strongest
images from the poem that stick out to you and even give you a visceral
(physical, emotional) reaction?
· Are there any repeated
lines, words, etc., and what does this repetition do?
· Word Bank: What words should you use to find a secondary source?
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