Based on an example of someone (or a group of people) who had his/her life ruined by social media explore the event the aftermath and your opinion about the issue.
Paper 2: Position Paper
ENGL 111 – Winter 14 – Lacey
Writing Assignment Description:
See page 83 of our textbook, The Call to Write, for the complete assignment. No matter which of the “standard formats” you select, you must include all of the “bullet points” listed for that specific format. We will be reading samples from the textbook to acquaint ourselves with the genre.
Important Dates and Final Grade Percentages:
Writers Workshop (2%): Thursday February 20 Tuesday, February 18, in-class
Showcase Day (4%): Thursday, February 27, in-class
Paper Due (15%): Thursday, Februrary 27 on VSpace by midnight
Paper Details:
Length: 4 full pages (not including works cited page), double-spaced
Sources: 3 sources (1 website, 1 news report, 1 freebie); Please note: your “example” counts for one source.
Document design: 12 pt. Times New Roman or Calibri font; 1” margins; Word document, RTF, or Open Office only
Corresponding Chapter in CW: Chapter 3: Persuasion and Responsibility
Showcase Details:
You will show some visual element of your paper. This could be a video example or some images. Please be prepared to talk about the event, the aftermath, and your opinion about the issue. Although these will be informal, you should come practiced and prepared to speak for about 3 minutes.
Possible topics:
Based on an example of someone (or a group of people) who had his/her life ruined by social media, explore the event, the aftermath, and your opinion about the issue.
• Teachers yelling in class
o http://www.newschannel5.com/
o http://www.youtube.com/watch?
• Alexandra Wallace’s racist rant about Asians in library
o http://www.youtube.com/watch?
• Controversial and Offensive Halloween Costumes
o http://www.bustle.com/
• Cyber Bullying and Suicides
o http://www.buzzfeed.com/
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