Essay 2 Prompt
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English 80: Essay 2 Guidelines
Prompt:
Our second unit this semester has focused on the American industrialized food system and its various impacts on the environment, animals, consumers and workers. From the mistreatment of animals in factory farms, to the dangers posed by agriculture to our environment and the workers who raise, butcher and serve our food, our food system has serious flaws that pose a clear danger to the health, safety and wellbeing of the planet.
For E2, you will write an essay that:
-Your essay must be a minimum of 4 pages in length (not including the Works Cited page)
-Your essay must be in MLA format
-Your essay must contain a Works Cited page (not included in the minimum page count)
-Your essay must make use of at least 4 sources. Three of these sources must come from the readings or films from our second unit. The fourth source, you will research yourself from the MVC Library’s databases.
-Your essay must contain a minimum of 4 direct quotations
-Your essay must also make use of paraphrase with appropriate in-text citations.
Due Dates:
Friday 4/28: Introduction Paragraph and one body paragraph (bring 3 copies)
Tuesday 5/2: Rewritten Intro Paragraph + 3 body paragraphs (bring 3 copies)
Thursday 5/4: Complete Draft E2
Friday 5/12: Final Draft E2 due by 11:59pm
Prompt:
Our second unit this semester has focused on the American industrialized food system and its various impacts on the environment, animals, consumers and workers. From the mistreatment of animals in factory farms, to the dangers posed by agriculture to our environment and the workers who raise, butcher and serve our food, our food system has serious flaws that pose a clear danger to the health, safety and wellbeing of the planet.
For E2, you will write an essay that:
- Identifies one or more flaws or problems in our food production and/or distribution system
- Argues how/why this part of the system is flawed by outlining its negative effects
- You may also want to explore how the flaw has come about (if possible)
- Suggests ways that the flaws could be fixed or improved upon (based on the research you have done)
-Your essay must be a minimum of 4 pages in length (not including the Works Cited page)
-Your essay must be in MLA format
-Your essay must contain a Works Cited page (not included in the minimum page count)
-Your essay must make use of at least 4 sources. Three of these sources must come from the readings or films from our second unit. The fourth source, you will research yourself from the MVC Library’s databases.
-Your essay must contain a minimum of 4 direct quotations
-Your essay must also make use of paraphrase with appropriate in-text citations.
Due Dates:
Friday 4/28: Introduction Paragraph and one body paragraph (bring 3 copies)
Tuesday 5/2: Rewritten Intro Paragraph + 3 body paragraphs (bring 3 copies)
Thursday 5/4: Complete Draft E2
Friday 5/12: Final Draft E2 due by 11:59pm
Essay 1: Prompt
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English 80: Essay 1 (E1)
Prompt:
For our first unit this semester, we have been reading, discussing and writing about the problems with Americanized consumer capitalism or consumerism. We have discussed a number of negative impacts that consumerism has on the environment and people and how the values of individuals, corporations and the world have changed as a result.
For your first major essay of the semester, you will write an essay that explores some of the issues with consumerism in order to shed light on the effects of consumerism on workers, the environment and/or consumers.
Requirements:
-Your essay must be a minimum of 4 pages in length (not including the Works Cited page)
-Your essay must be in MLA format
-Your essay must contain a Works Cited page (not included in the minimum page count)
-Your essay must make use of at least three sources. These sources can come from any of the readings or videos we’ve watched this semester:
-Annie Leonard’s Story of Stuff (video and/or reading)
-Naomi Klein’s No Logo: “Discarded Factory” and/or “Threats and Temps” -Consuming Kids
- “12 Hidden Tricks Advertisers Use to Sell You Stuff” by Liz Stinson Wired.com
-A checklist with further requirements will be handed out in class on Tuesday 3/14
Due Dates:
Friday 3/10: Introduction Paragraph (Bring 4 copies)
Tuesday 3/14: Revised Introduction Paragraph and 2 body paragraphs (Bring 3 copies)
Thursday 3/16: Complete First Draft, including revisions to the 2 body paragraphs (Bring 3 copies)
Thursday 3/23: Final Draft E1 due
Prompt:
For our first unit this semester, we have been reading, discussing and writing about the problems with Americanized consumer capitalism or consumerism. We have discussed a number of negative impacts that consumerism has on the environment and people and how the values of individuals, corporations and the world have changed as a result.
For your first major essay of the semester, you will write an essay that explores some of the issues with consumerism in order to shed light on the effects of consumerism on workers, the environment and/or consumers.
Requirements:
-Your essay must be a minimum of 4 pages in length (not including the Works Cited page)
-Your essay must be in MLA format
-Your essay must contain a Works Cited page (not included in the minimum page count)
-Your essay must make use of at least three sources. These sources can come from any of the readings or videos we’ve watched this semester:
-Annie Leonard’s Story of Stuff (video and/or reading)
-Naomi Klein’s No Logo: “Discarded Factory” and/or “Threats and Temps” -Consuming Kids
- “12 Hidden Tricks Advertisers Use to Sell You Stuff” by Liz Stinson Wired.com
-A checklist with further requirements will be handed out in class on Tuesday 3/14
Due Dates:
Friday 3/10: Introduction Paragraph (Bring 4 copies)
Tuesday 3/14: Revised Introduction Paragraph and 2 body paragraphs (Bring 3 copies)
Thursday 3/16: Complete First Draft, including revisions to the 2 body paragraphs (Bring 3 copies)
Thursday 3/23: Final Draft E1 due
Essay 1: Sample A Essay
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Essay 1: Sample Thesis and MLA Format
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Essay 1: Sample Introduction
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Essay 1: Self Checklist
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