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ENG1100 CTC Today’s Drivers’ Dangerous Habits 1. Write and submit an argumentative essay.
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Argumentation Essay
Write a 500-750 word argumentation/persuasion essay using any approach as a method of development.
An effective argumentative essay must have evidence to make its case; most arguments that occur in daily life happen in the heat of the moment and are more likely directed toward saving one’s own pride than toward giving clear and supportive proof to one’s claims.
Writing Approach
Knowing how to brainstorm is going to save you from writing a weak essay. Also, knowing how to support your claims with evidence from outside sources will further strengthen your essay. For that reason, this assignment requires the use of two references (no internet sources). In addition, you will add a Works Cited page at the end of your essay. Finally, your Works Cited page will be in MLA (Modern Language Association) format so that all information provided will be easy for your reader to find.
Study Chapter 14, “Acknowledging Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism,” in The St. Martin’s Handbook to see how to cite the sources you use in your paper.
Study Chapter 32, “MLA Style,” in The St. Martin’s Handbook for more information on finding and using references in your essays in MLA format.
Go to Writing Research Papers and Citing Sources at the Purdue OWL website for more on MLA, to include sample papers.
Writing Assignment
Purpose: to persuade
Method of Development: your choice
For argumentative/persuasive topics, see the list at the end of Chapter 11, Argumentation-Persuasion, in The Longman Reader.
Reminders:
Brainstorm for topics.
Choose one topic, choose a method of development, and organize all details accordingly.
Research for appropriate evidence to support your argument. While you are researching, be sure to note all information necessary to filling out your Works Cited page for that entry.
Remember your conclusion and your Works Cited page in MLA format.
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General Assignments
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Using illustration, develop one of these topics into an essay.
1. Today’s drivers’ dangerous habits
2. Taking care of our neighborhoods
3. The best things in life: definitely not free
4. The importance of part-time jobs for college students
5. How cell phones have changed communication
6. Learning about people from what they wear
7. Americans’ obsession with or neglect of physical fitness
8. How to avoid bad eating habits
9. Eliminating obstacles faced by people with handicaps
10. (someone you know) as a (reliable, open-minded, dishonest, pushy,
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Assignments Using Visuals
Use the suggested visuals to help develop an illustration essay on one of these topics:
1. How cell phones have changed our lives (photos and/or charts)
2. The benefits of a college education (graphs and/or charts)
3. How the Internet has affected society (slide show)
4. Characteristics of college students with high GPAs (charts or cartoons)
5. How a hobby such as hiking or singing can expand our horizons (web links)
Assignments with a Specific Purpose,
Audience, and Point of View
1. Academic life. Lately, many people at your college have been experiencing stress.
As a member of the Student Life Committee, you’ve been asked to prepare a
pamphlet illustrating strategies for reducing different kinds of stress. Decide
which stresses to discuss and explain coping strategies for each, providing helpful
examples as you go.
2. Academic life. A friend of yours will be going away to college in an unfamiliar
environment in a bustling urban setting or in a quiet rural one. To help your
friend prepare for this new environment, write a letter giving examples of what life
on an urban or a rural campus is like. You might focus on the benefits and dangers
with which your friend is unlikely to be familiar.
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3. Civic activity. Shopping for a new car,
you become annoyed at how many safety
features are available only as expensive options. Write a letter of complaint to the
auto manufacturer, citing at least three examples of such options. Avoid sounding
personable, playful, and unique. Write an essay giving
hostile.
4. Civic activity. A pet food company is having an annual contest to choose a new
animal to feature in its advertising. To win the contest, you must convince the
examples of your pet’s special qualities.
5. Workplace action. Assume that you’re an elementary school principal planning
to give a speech in which you’ll try to convince parents that television distorts
children’s perceptions of reality. Write the speech, illustrating your point with
vivid examples.
6. Workplace action. The online publication you work for has asked you to write an
article on what you consider to be the “three best consumer products of the past
twenty-five years.” Support your opinion with lively, engaging specifics that are
consistent with the website’s offbeat and slightly ironic tone.
MyWritingLab Visit Chapter 5, “Exemplification,” in MyWritingLab to complete
the chapter activities, Pre-Reading Journal Entry activities, Questions for Close
Reading, and Additional Writing Topics assignments and to test your understanding
of the chapter objectives.
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