ESSAY 2—WRITING A REVIEW
YOUR ASSIGNMENT is to write an 900-1200-word essay in which you express an opinion about a product, entertainment experience, book, movie, or TV show based upon appropriate criteria you determine. You will be expressing an opinion designed to educate your audience to see the value (or lack of value) of the person, place, thing, event, or phenomenon that you are evaluating.
THE INTRODUCTION to your argument should hook your audience’s interest in your topic. Assume your audience are your fellow class members.
YOUR THESIS will be your opinion and why you think what you do.
EXAMPLE: Even though Mexican Food Extraordinaire offers an entertaining and pleasant dining experience, it is not enough to compensate for the poor service or mediocre food.
THE BODY PARAGRAPHS should explain (support) your thesis statement. Each body paragraph should prove how your subject meets or does not meet those criteria. Describe what makes the restaurant uniquely entertaining and pleasant. Then subsequent body paragraphs should explain what you mean by poor service and in an additional paragraph, what you mean by mediocre food.
CONCLUSION: Summarize what you have said by paraphrasing your thesis and the support you provided.
LENGTH: 900-1200 words.
FORMAT: Use MLA document format: double-space everything, use header and heading, 1-inch margins all the way around.
DUE DATES:
Prewriting Assignment is due April 12 by 11:59 p.m. Submit the final paper to Turnitin by 11:59 p.m. on April 19.
TIPS:
• Do not use “you.” You may use first person, “I” for this assignment.
• Be sure to choose a topic you understand well enough to evaluate.
• Criteria are very important. Do you know what makes a certain thing “good” or “bad?” For example, if you evaluate a PC or cell phone, do you know where to start?
• DO NOT “COPY AND PASTE” If you find yourself using a source, be sure to cite it in the paper when you use it as well as in a Works Cited page. I’m not encouraging secondary sources. This should be what you know and think and recommend.
ESSAY 2—WRITING A REVIEW
YOUR ASSIGNMENT is to write an 900-1200-word essay in which you express an opinion about a product, entertainment experience, book, movie, or TV show based upon appropriate criteria you determine. You will be expressing an opinion designed to educate your audience to see the value (or lack of value) of the person, place, thing, event, or phenomenon that you are evaluating.
THE INTRODUCTION to your argument should hook your audience’s interest in your topic. Assume your audience are your fellow class members.
YOUR THESIS will be your opinion and why you think what you do.
EXAMPLE: Even though Mexican Food Extraordinaire offers an entertaining and pleasant dining experience, it is not enough to compensate for the poor service or mediocre food.
THE BODY PARAGRAPHS should explain (support) your thesis statement. Each body paragraph should prove how your subject meets or does not meet those criteria. Describe what makes the restaurant uniquely entertaining and pleasant. Then subsequent body paragraphs should explain what you mean by poor service and in an additional paragraph, what you mean by mediocre food.
CONCLUSION: Summarize what you have said by paraphrasing your thesis and the support you provided.
LENGTH: 900-1200 words.
FORMAT: Use MLA document format: double-space everything, use header and heading, 1-inch margins all the way around.
DUE DATES:
Prewriting Assignment is due April 12 by 11:59 p.m. Submit the final paper to Turnitin by 11:59 p.m. on April 19.
TIPS:
• Do not use “you.” You may use first person, “I” for this assignment.
• Be sure to choose a topic you understand well enough to evaluate.
• Criteria are very important. Do you know what makes a certain thing “good” or “bad?” For example, if you evaluate a PC or cell phone, do you know where to start?
• DO NOT “COPY AND PASTE” If you find yourself using a source, be sure to cite it in the paper when you use it as well as in a Works Cited page. I’m not encouraging secondary sources. This should be what you know and think and recommend.
ESSAY 2—WRITING A REVIEW
YOUR ASSIGNMENT is to write an 900-1200-word essay in which you express an opinion about a product, entertainment experience, book, movie, or TV show based upon appropriate criteria you determine. You will be expressing an opinion designed to educate your audience to see the value (or lack of value) of the person, place, thing, event, or phenomenon that you are evaluating.
THE INTRODUCTION to your argument should hook your audience’s interest in your topic. Assume your audience are your fellow class members.
YOUR THESIS will be your opinion and why you think what you do.
EXAMPLE: Even though Mexican Food Extraordinaire offers an entertaining and pleasant dining experience, it is not enough to compensate for the poor service or mediocre food.
THE BODY PARAGRAPHS should explain (support) your thesis statement. Each body paragraph should prove how your subject meets or does not meet those criteria. Describe what makes the restaurant uniquely entertaining and pleasant. Then subsequent body paragraphs should explain what you mean by poor service and in an additional paragraph, what you mean by mediocre food.
CONCLUSION: Summarize what you have said by paraphrasing your thesis and the support you provided.
LENGTH: 900-1200 words.
FORMAT: Use MLA document format: double-space everything, use header and heading, 1-inch margins all the way around.
DUE DATES:
Prewriting Assignment is due April 12 by 11:59 p.m. Submit the final paper to Turnitin by 11:59 p.m. on April 19.
TIPS:
• Do not use “you.” You may use first person, “I” for this assignment.
• Be sure to choose a topic you understand well enough to evaluate.
• Criteria are very important. Do you know what makes a certain thing “good” or “bad?” For example, if you evaluate a PC or cell phone, do you know where to start?
• DO NOT “COPY AND PASTE” If you find yourself using a source, be sure to cite it in the paper when you use it as well as in a Works Cited page. I’m not encouraging secondary sources. This should be what you know and think and recommend.
ESSAY 2—WRITING A REVIEW
YOUR ASSIGNMENT is to write an 900-1200-word essay in which you express an opinion about a product, entertainment experience, book, movie, or TV show based upon appropriate criteria you determine. You will be expressing an opinion designed to educate your audience to see the value (or lack of value) of the person, place, thing, event, or phenomenon that you are evaluating.
THE INTRODUCTION to your argument should hook your audience’s interest in your topic. Assume your audience are your fellow class members.
YOUR THESIS will be your opinion and why you think what you do.
EXAMPLE: Even though Mexican Food Extraordinaire offers an entertaining and pleasant dining experience, it is not enough to compensate for the poor service or mediocre food.
THE BODY PARAGRAPHS should explain (support) your thesis statement. Each body paragraph should prove how your subject meets or does not meet those criteria. Describe what makes the restaurant uniquely entertaining and pleasant. Then subsequent body paragraphs should explain what you mean by poor service and in an additional paragraph, what you mean by mediocre food.
CONCLUSION: Summarize what you have said by paraphrasing your thesis and the support you provided.
LENGTH: 900-1200 words.
FORMAT: Use MLA document format: double-space everything, use header and heading, 1-inch margins all the way around.
DUE DATES:
Prewriting Assignment is due April 12 by 11:59 p.m. Submit the final paper to Turnitin by 11:59 p.m. on April 19.
TIPS:
• Do not use “you.” You may use first person, “I” for this assignment.
• Be sure to choose a topic you understand well enough to evaluate.
• Criteria are very important. Do you know what makes a certain thing “good” or “bad?” For example, if you evaluate a PC or cell phone, do you know where to start?
• DO NOT “COPY AND PASTE” If you find yourself using a source, be sure to cite it in the paper when you use it as well as in a Works Cited page. I’m not encouraging secondary sources. This should be what you know and think and recommend.
ESSAY 2—WRITING A REVIEW
YOUR ASSIGNMENT is to write an 900-1200-word essay in which you express an opinion about a product, entertainment experience, book, movie, or TV show based upon appropriate criteria you determine. You will be expressing an opinion designed to educate your audience to see the value (or lack of value) of the person, place, thing, event, or phenomenon that you are evaluating.
THE INTRODUCTION to your argument should hook your audience’s interest in your topic. Assume your audience are your fellow class members.
YOUR THESIS will be your opinion and why you think what you do.
EXAMPLE: Even though Mexican Food Extraordinaire offers an entertaining and pleasant dining experience, it is not enough to compensate for the poor service or mediocre food.
THE BODY PARAGRAPHS should explain (support) your thesis statement. Each body paragraph should prove how your subject meets or does not meet those criteria. Describe what makes the restaurant uniquely entertaining and pleasant. Then subsequent body paragraphs should explain what you mean by poor service and in an additional paragraph, what you mean by mediocre food.
CONCLUSION: Summarize what you have said by paraphrasing your thesis and the support you provided.
LENGTH: 900-1200 words.
FORMAT: Use MLA document format: double-space everything, use header and heading, 1-inch margins all the way around.
DUE DATES:
Prewriting Assignment is due April 12 by 11:59 p.m. Submit the final paper to Turnitin by 11:59 p.m. on April 19.
TIPS:
• Do not use “you.” You may use first person, “I” for this assignment.
• Be sure to choose a topic you understand well enough to evaluate.
• Criteria are very important. Do you know what makes a certain thing “good” or “bad?” For example, if you evaluate a PC or cell phone, do you know where to start?
• DO NOT “COPY AND PASTE” If you find yourself using a source, be sure to cite it in the paper when you use it as well as in a Works Cited page. I’m not encouraging secondary sources. This should be what you know and think and recommend.
ESSAY 2—WRITING A REVIEW
YOUR ASSIGNMENT is to write an 900-1200-word essay in which you express an opinion about a product, entertainment experience, book, movie, or TV show based upon appropriate criteria you determine. You will be expressing an opinion designed to educate your audience to see the value (or lack of value) of the person, place, thing, event, or phenomenon that you are evaluating.
THE INTRODUCTION to your argument should hook your audience’s interest in your topic. Assume your audience are your fellow class members.
YOUR THESIS will be your opinion and why you think what you do.
EXAMPLE: Even though Mexican Food Extraordinaire offers an entertaining and pleasant dining experience, it is not enough to compensate for the poor service or mediocre food.
THE BODY PARAGRAPHS should explain (support) your thesis statement. Each body paragraph should prove how your subject meets or does not meet those criteria. Describe what makes the restaurant uniquely entertaining and pleasant. Then subsequent body paragraphs should explain what you mean by poor service and in an additional paragraph, what you mean by mediocre food.
CONCLUSION: Summarize what you have said by paraphrasing your thesis and the support you provided.
LENGTH: 900-1200 words.
FORMAT: Use MLA document format: double-space everything, use header and heading, 1-inch margins all the way around.
DUE DATES:
Prewriting Assignment is due April 12 by 11:59 p.m. Submit the final paper to Turnitin by 11:59 p.m. on April 19.
TIPS:
• Do not use “you.” You may use first person, “I” for this assignment.
• Be sure to choose a topic you understand well enough to evaluate.
• Criteria are very important. Do you know what makes a certain thing “good” or “bad?” For example, if you evaluate a PC or cell phone, do you know where to start?
• DO NOT “COPY AND PASTE” If you find yourself using a source, be sure to cite it in the paper when you use it as well as in a Works Cited page. I’m not encouraging secondary sources. This should be what you know and think and recommend.
ESSAY 2—WRITING A REVIEW
YOUR ASSIGNMENT is to write an 900-1200-word essay in which you express an opinion about a product, entertainment experience, book, movie, or TV show based upon appropriate criteria you determine. You will be expressing an opinion designed to educate your audience to see the value (or lack of value) of the person, place, thing, event, or phenomenon that you are evaluating.
THE INTRODUCTION to your argument should hook your audience’s interest in your topic. Assume your audience are your fellow class members.
YOUR THESIS will be your opinion and why you think what you do.
EXAMPLE: Even though Mexican Food Extraordinaire offers an entertaining and pleasant dining experience, it is not enough to compensate for the poor service or mediocre food.
THE BODY PARAGRAPHS should explain (support) your thesis statement. Each body paragraph should prove how your subject meets or does not meet those criteria. Describe what makes the restaurant uniquely entertaining and pleasant. Then subsequent body paragraphs should explain what you mean by poor service and in an additional paragraph, what you mean by mediocre food.
CONCLUSION: Summarize what you have said by paraphrasing your thesis and the support you provided.
LENGTH: 900-1200 words.
FORMAT: Use MLA document format: double-space everything, use header and heading, 1-inch margins all the way around.
DUE DATES:
Prewriting Assignment is due April 12 by 11:59 p.m. Submit the final paper to Turnitin by 11:59 p.m. on April 19.
TIPS:
• Do not use “you.” You may use first person, “I” for this assignment.
• Be sure to choose a topic you understand well enough to evaluate.
• Criteria are very important. Do you know what makes a certain thing “good” or “bad?” For example, if you evaluate a PC or cell phone, do you know where to start?
• DO NOT “COPY AND PASTE” If you find yourself using a source, be sure to cite it in the paper when you use it as well as in a Works Cited page. I’m not encouraging secondary sources. This should be what you know and think and recommend.
ESSAY 2—WRITING A REVIEW
YOUR ASSIGNMENT is to write an 900-1200-word essay in which you express an opinion about a product, entertainment experience, book, movie, or TV show based upon appropriate criteria you determine. You will be expressing an opinion designed to educate your audience to see the value (or lack of value) of the person, place, thing, event, or phenomenon that you are evaluating.
THE INTRODUCTION to your argument should hook your audience’s interest in your topic. Assume your audience are your fellow class members.
YOUR THESIS will be your opinion and why you think what you do.
EXAMPLE: Even though Mexican Food Extraordinaire offers an entertaining and pleasant dining experience, it is not enough to compensate for the poor service or mediocre food.
THE BODY PARAGRAPHS should explain (support) your thesis statement. Each body paragraph should prove how your subject meets or does not meet those criteria. Describe what makes the restaurant uniquely entertaining and pleasant. Then subsequent body paragraphs should explain what you mean by poor service and in an additional paragraph, what you mean by mediocre food.
CONCLUSION: Summarize what you have said by paraphrasing your thesis and the support you provided.
LENGTH: 900-1200 words.
FORMAT: Use MLA document format: double-space everything, use header and heading, 1-inch margins all the way around.
DUE DATES:
Prewriting Assignment is due April 12 by 11:59 p.m. Submit the final paper to Turnitin by 11:59 p.m. on April 19.
TIPS:
• Do not use “you.” You may use first person, “I” for this assignment.
• Be sure to choose a topic you understand well enough to evaluate.
• Criteria are very important. Do you know what makes a certain thing “good” or “bad?” For example, if you evaluate a PC or cell phone, do you know where to start?
• DO NOT “COPY AND PASTE” If you find yourself using a source, be sure to cite it in the paper when you use it as well as in a Works Cited page. I’m not encouraging secondary sources. This should be what you know and think and recommend.
ESSAY 2—WRITING A REVIEW
YOUR ASSIGNMENT is to write an 900-1200-word essay in which you express an opinion about a product, entertainment experience, book, movie, or TV show based upon appropriate criteria you determine. You will be expressing an opinion designed to educate your audience to see the value (or lack of value) of the person, place, thing, event, or phenomenon that you are evaluating.
THE INTRODUCTION to your argument should hook your audience’s interest in your topic. Assume your audience are your fellow class members.
YOUR THESIS will be your opinion and why you think what you do.
EXAMPLE: Even though Mexican Food Extraordinaire offers an entertaining and pleasant dining experience, it is not enough to compensate for the poor service or mediocre food.
THE BODY PARAGRAPHS should explain (support) your thesis statement. Each body paragraph should prove how your subject meets or does not meet those criteria. Describe what makes the restaurant uniquely entertaining and pleasant. Then subsequent body paragraphs should explain what you mean by poor service and in an additional paragraph, what you mean by mediocre food.
CONCLUSION: Summarize what you have said by paraphrasing your thesis and the support you provided.
LENGTH: 900-1200 words.
FORMAT: Use MLA document format: double-space everything, use header and heading, 1-inch margins all the way around.
DUE DATES:
Prewriting Assignment is due April 12 by 11:59 p.m. Submit the final paper to Turnitin by 11:59 p.m. on April 19.
TIPS:
• Do not use “you.” You may use first person, “I” for this assignment.
• Be sure to choose a topic you understand well enough to evaluate.
• Criteria are very important. Do you know what makes a certain thing “good” or “bad?” For example, if you evaluate a PC or cell phone, do you know where to start?
• DO NOT “COPY AND PASTE” If you find yourself using a source, be sure to cite it in the paper when you use it as well as in a Works Cited page. I’m not encouraging secondary sources. This should be what you know and think and recommend.
ESSAY 2—WRITING A REVIEW
YOUR ASSIGNMENT is to write an 900-1200-word essay in which you express an opinion about a product, entertainment experience, book, movie, or TV show based upon appropriate criteria you determine. You will be expressing an opinion designed to educate your audience to see the value (or lack of value) of the person, place, thing, event, or phenomenon that you are evaluating.
THE INTRODUCTION to your argument should hook your audience’s interest in your topic. Assume your audience are your fellow class members.
YOUR THESIS will be your opinion and why you think what you do.
EXAMPLE: Even though Mexican Food Extraordinaire offers an entertaining and pleasant dining experience, it is not enough to compensate for the poor service or mediocre food.
THE BODY PARAGRAPHS should explain (support) your thesis statement. Each body paragraph should prove how your subject meets or does not meet those criteria. Describe what makes the restaurant uniquely entertaining and pleasant. Then subsequent body paragraphs should explain what you mean by poor service and in an additional paragraph, what you mean by mediocre food.
CONCLUSION: Summarize what you have said by paraphrasing your thesis and the support you provided.
LENGTH: 900-1200 words.
FORMAT: Use MLA document format: double-space everything, use header and heading, 1-inch margins all the way around.
DUE DATES:
Prewriting Assignment is due April 12 by 11:59 p.m. Submit the final paper to Turnitin by 11:59 p.m. on April 19.
TIPS:
• Do not use “you.” You may use first person, “I” for this assignment.
• Be sure to choose a topic you understand well enough to evaluate.
• Criteria are very important. Do you know what makes a certain thing “good” or “bad?” For example, if you evaluate a PC or cell phone, do you know where to start?
• DO NOT “COPY AND PASTE” If you find yourself using a source, be sure to cite it in the paper when you use it as well as in a Works Cited page. I’m not encouraging secondary sources. This should be what you know and think and recommend.
ESSAY 2—WRITING A REVIEW
YOUR ASSIGNMENT is to write an 900-1200-word essay in which you express an opinion about a product, entertainment experience, book, movie, or TV show based upon appropriate criteria you determine. You will be expressing an opinion designed to educate your audience to see the value (or lack of value) of the person, place, thing, event, or phenomenon that you are evaluating.
THE INTRODUCTION to your argument should hook your audience’s interest in your topic. Assume your audience are your fellow class members.
YOUR THESIS will be your opinion and why you think what you do.
EXAMPLE: Even though Mexican Food Extraordinaire offers an entertaining and pleasant dining experience, it is not enough to compensate for the poor service or mediocre food.
THE BODY PARAGRAPHS should explain (support) your thesis statement. Each body paragraph should prove how your subject meets or does not meet those criteria. Describe what makes the restaurant uniquely entertaining and pleasant. Then subsequent body paragraphs should explain what you mean by poor service and in an additional paragraph, what you mean by mediocre food.
CONCLUSION: Summarize what you have said by paraphrasing your thesis and the support you provided.
LENGTH: 900-1200 words.
FORMAT: Use MLA document format: double-space everything, use header and heading, 1-inch margins all the way around.
DUE DATES:
Prewriting Assignment is due April 12 by 11:59 p.m. Submit the final paper to Turnitin by 11:59 p.m. on April 19.
TIPS:
• Do not use “you.” You may use first person, “I” for this assignment.
• Be sure to choose a topic you understand well enough to evaluate.
• Criteria are very important. Do you know what makes a certain thing “good” or “bad?” For example, if you evaluate a PC or cell phone, do you know where to start?
• DO NOT “COPY AND PASTE” If you find yourself using a source, be sure to cite it in the paper when you use it as well as in a Works Cited page. I’m not encouraging secondary sources. This should be what you know and think and recommend.
ESSAY 2—WRITING A REVIEW
YOUR ASSIGNMENT is to write an 900-1200-word essay in which you express an opinion about a product, entertainment experience, book, movie, or TV show based upon appropriate criteria you determine. You will be expressing an opinion designed to educate your audience to see the value (or lack of value) of the person, place, thing, event, or phenomenon that you are evaluating.
THE INTRODUCTION to your argument should hook your audience’s interest in your topic. Assume your audience are your fellow class members.
YOUR THESIS will be your opinion and why you think what you do.
EXAMPLE: Even though Mexican Food Extraordinaire offers an entertaining and pleasant dining experience, it is not enough to compensate for the poor service or mediocre food.
THE BODY PARAGRAPHS should explain (support) your thesis statement. Each body paragraph should prove how your subject meets or does not meet those criteria. Describe what makes the restaurant uniquely entertaining and pleasant. Then subsequent body paragraphs should explain what you mean by poor service and in an additional paragraph, what you mean by mediocre food.
CONCLUSION: Summarize what you have said by paraphrasing your thesis and the support you provided.
LENGTH: 900-1200 words.
FORMAT: Use MLA document format: double-space everything, use header and heading, 1-inch margins all the way around.
DUE DATES:
Prewriting Assignment is due April 12 by 11:59 p.m. Submit the final paper to Turnitin by 11:59 p.m. on April 19.
TIPS:
• Do not use “you.” You may use first person, “I” for this assignment.
• Be sure to choose a topic you understand well enough to evaluate.
• Criteria are very important. Do you know what makes a certain thing “good” or “bad?” For example, if you evaluate a PC or cell phone, do you know where to start?
• DO NOT “COPY AND PASTE” If you find yourself using a source, be sure to cite it in the paper when you use it as well as in a Works Cited page. I’m not encouraging secondary sources. This should be what you know and think and recommend.
ESSAY 2—WRITING A REVIEW
YOUR ASSIGNMENT is to write an 900-1200-word essay in which you express an opinion about a product, entertainment experience, book, movie, or TV show based upon appropriate criteria you determine. You will be expressing an opinion designed to educate your audience to see the value (or lack of value) of the person, place, thing, event, or phenomenon that you are evaluating.
THE INTRODUCTION to your argument should hook your audience’s interest in your topic. Assume your audience are your fellow class members.
YOUR THESIS will be your opinion and why you think what you do.
EXAMPLE: Even though Mexican Food Extraordinaire offers an entertaining and pleasant dining experience, it is not enough to compensate for the poor service or mediocre food.
THE BODY PARAGRAPHS should explain (support) your thesis statement. Each body paragraph should prove how your subject meets or does not meet those criteria. Describe what makes the restaurant uniquely entertaining and pleasant. Then subsequent body paragraphs should explain what you mean by poor service and in an additional paragraph, what you mean by mediocre food.
CONCLUSION: Summarize what you have said by paraphrasing your thesis and the support you provided.
LENGTH: 900-1200 words.
FORMAT: Use MLA document format: double-space everything, use header and heading, 1-inch margins all the way around.
DUE DATES:
Prewriting Assignment is due April 12 by 11:59 p.m. Submit the final paper to Turnitin by 11:59 p.m. on April 19.
TIPS:
• Do not use “you.” You may use first person, “I” for this assignment.
• Be sure to choose a topic you understand well enough to evaluate.
• Criteria are very important. Do you know what makes a certain thing “good” or “bad?” For example, if you evaluate a PC or cell phone, do you know where to start?
• DO NOT “COPY AND PASTE” If you find yourself using a source, be sure to cite it in the paper when you use it as well as in a Works Cited page. I’m not encouraging secondary sources. This should be what you know and think and recommend.
ESSAY 2—WRITING A REVIEW
YOUR ASSIGNMENT is to write an 900-1200-word essay in which you express an opinion about a product, entertainment experience, book, movie, or TV show based upon appropriate criteria you determine. You will be expressing an opinion designed to educate your audience to see the value (or lack of value) of the person, place, thing, event, or phenomenon that you are evaluating.
THE INTRODUCTION to your argument should hook your audience’s interest in your topic. Assume your audience are your fellow class members.
YOUR THESIS will be your opinion and why you think what you do.
EXAMPLE: Even though Mexican Food Extraordinaire offers an entertaining and pleasant dining experience, it is not enough to compensate for the poor service or mediocre food.
THE BODY PARAGRAPHS should explain (support) your thesis statement. Each body paragraph should prove how your subject meets or does not meet those criteria. Describe what makes the restaurant uniquely entertaining and pleasant. Then subsequent body paragraphs should explain what you mean by poor service and in an additional paragraph, what you mean by mediocre food.
CONCLUSION: Summarize what you have said by paraphrasing your thesis and the support you provided.
LENGTH: 900-1200 words.
FORMAT: Use MLA document format: double-space everything, use header and heading, 1-inch margins all the way around.
DUE DATES:
Prewriting Assignment is due April 12 by 11:59 p.m. Submit the final paper to Turnitin by 11:59 p.m. on April 19.
TIPS:
• Do not use “you.” You may use first person, “I” for this assignment.
• Be sure to choose a topic you understand well enough to evaluate.
• Criteria are very important. Do you know what makes a certain thing “good” or “bad?” For example, if you evaluate a PC or cell phone, do you know where to start?
• DO NOT “COPY AND PASTE” If you find yourself using a source, be sure to cite it in the paper when you use it as well as in a Works Cited page. I’m not encouraging secondary sources. This should be what you know and think and recommend.
ESSAY 2—WRITING A REVIEW
YOUR ASSIGNMENT is to write an 900-1200-word essay in which you express an opinion about a product, entertainment experience, book, movie, or TV show based upon appropriate criteria you determine. You will be expressing an opinion designed to educate your audience to see the value (or lack of value) of the person, place, thing, event, or phenomenon that you are evaluating.
THE INTRODUCTION to your argument should hook your audience’s interest in your topic. Assume your audience are your fellow class members.
YOUR THESIS will be your opinion and why you think what you do.
EXAMPLE: Even though Mexican Food Extraordinaire offers an entertaining and pleasant dining experience, it is not enough to compensate for the poor service or mediocre food.
THE BODY PARAGRAPHS should explain (support) your thesis statement. Each body paragraph should prove how your subject meets or does not meet those criteria. Describe what makes the restaurant uniquely entertaining and pleasant. Then subsequent body paragraphs should explain what you mean by poor service and in an additional paragraph, what you mean by mediocre food.
CONCLUSION: Summarize what you have said by paraphrasing your thesis and the support you provided.
LENGTH: 900-1200 words.
FORMAT: Use MLA document format: double-space everything, use header and heading, 1-inch margins all the way around.
DUE DATES:
Prewriting Assignment is due April 12 by 11:59 p.m. Submit the final paper to Turnitin by 11:59 p.m. on April 19.
TIPS:
• Do not use “you.” You may use first person, “I” for this assignment.
• Be sure to choose a topic you understand well enough to evaluate.
• Criteria are very important. Do you know what makes a certain thing “good” or “bad?” For example, if you evaluate a PC or cell phone, do you know where to start?
• DO NOT “COPY AND PASTE” If you find yourself using a source, be sure to cite it in the paper when you use it as well as in a Works Cited page. I’m not encouraging secondary sources. This should be what you know and think and recommend.
ESSAY 2—WRITING A REVIEW
YOUR ASSIGNMENT is to write an 900-1200-word essay in which you express an opinion about a product, entertainment experience, book, movie, or TV show based upon appropriate criteria you determine. You will be expressing an opinion designed to educate your audience to see the value (or lack of value) of the person, place, thing, event, or phenomenon that you are evaluating.
THE INTRODUCTION to your argument should hook your audience’s interest in your topic. Assume your audience are your fellow class members.
YOUR THESIS will be your opinion and why you think what you do.
EXAMPLE: Even though Mexican Food Extraordinaire offers an entertaining and pleasant dining experience, it is not enough to compensate for the poor service or mediocre food.
THE BODY PARAGRAPHS should explain (support) your thesis statement. Each body paragraph should prove how your subject meets or does not meet those criteria. Describe what makes the restaurant uniquely entertaining and pleasant. Then subsequent body paragraphs should explain what you mean by poor service and in an additional paragraph, what you mean by mediocre food.
CONCLUSION: Summarize what you have said by paraphrasing your thesis and the support you provided.
LENGTH: 900-1200 words.
FORMAT: Use MLA document format: double-space everything, use header and heading, 1-inch margins all the way around.
DUE DATES:
Prewriting Assignment is due April 12 by 11:59 p.m. Submit the final paper to Turnitin by 11:59 p.m. on April 19.
TIPS:
• Do not use “you.” You may use first person, “I” for this assignment.
• Be sure to choose a topic you understand well enough to evaluate.
• Criteria are very important. Do you know what makes a certain thing “good” or “bad?” For example, if you evaluate a PC or cell phone, do you know where to start?
• DO NOT “COPY AND PASTE” If you find yourself using a source, be sure to cite it in the paper when you use it as well as in a Works Cited page. I’m not encouraging secondary sources. This should be what you know and think and recommend.
ESSAY 2—WRITING A REVIEW
YOUR ASSIGNMENT is to write an 900-1200-word essay in which you express an opinion about a product, entertainment experience, book, movie, or TV show based upon appropriate criteria you determine. You will be expressing an opinion designed to educate your audience to see the value (or lack of value) of the person, place, thing, event, or phenomenon that you are evaluating.
THE INTRODUCTION to your argument should hook your audience’s interest in your topic. Assume your audience are your fellow class members.
YOUR THESIS will be your opinion and why you think what you do.
EXAMPLE: Even though Mexican Food Extraordinaire offers an entertaining and pleasant dining experience, it is not enough to compensate for the poor service or mediocre food.
THE BODY PARAGRAPHS should explain (support) your thesis statement. Each body paragraph should prove how your subject meets or does not meet those criteria. Describe what makes the restaurant uniquely entertaining and pleasant. Then subsequent body paragraphs should explain what you mean by poor service and in an additional paragraph, what you mean by mediocre food.
CONCLUSION: Summarize what you have said by paraphrasing your thesis and the support you provided.
LENGTH: 900-1200 words.
FORMAT: Use MLA document format: double-space everything, use header and heading, 1-inch margins all the way around.
DUE DATES:
Prewriting Assignment is due April 12 by 11:59 p.m. Submit the final paper to Turnitin by 11:59 p.m. on April 19.
TIPS:
• Do not use “you.” You may use first person, “I” for this assignment.
• Be sure to choose a topic you understand well enough to evaluate.
• Criteria are very important. Do you know what makes a certain thing “good” or “bad?” For example, if you evaluate a PC or cell phone, do you know where to start?
• DO NOT “COPY AND PASTE” If you find yourself using a source, be sure to cite it in the paper when you use it as well as in a Works Cited page. I’m not encouraging secondary sources. This should be what you know and think and recommend.