ENG 112 Online: Varieties of Writing

Essay 3 Lecture 1: Expecations for Essay 3

February 13th, 2008

The Components:

Everything we do in class from here on out will bring us closer to our Researched Essays. Essentially, every piece of writing is building up to our Researched Essays.

The Proposal: A paper proposal clearly stating the issue you are going to write on, you thesis and your argument’s approach as well as a few sources you’re thinking about using

The Source Analysis: A Compare-Contrast Essay about two of the sources you’ll be using in the Researched Essay. The Source Analysis, essentially, is a mini-essay to help us consider connections between sources and practice synthesis once more before heading into The Researched Essay. Ideally, I’d like you to view the Source Analysis as a possible main point for the Researched Essay or at least some writing that could be folded into the Researched Essay.

The Researched Essay: The Final Product of all your hard work.

Presentation: A “virtual” presentation of your Researched Paper.

Hot Tips:

1.) Pick a Topic that is Important to YOU!

2.) Stay away from cliched topics such as abortion, the death penalty, euthanasia, the war in Iraq, etc.

3.) Use Google and Wikipedia for searching possible topics, NOT as sources for The Researched Essay. (Be sure to check out the sources Wikipedia cites for their information. You may find a credible sources among those.)

4.) Look through magazines related to the issues you’re interested in or talk to people who might have more information on issues that interest you. Watch TV. Go for a walk. Non-research activities such as these are important to research too. They can clear your mind and help you arrive at an idea.