For this discussion, you will consider your response to the essay you have selected and the source (s) you have found to support your point of view.

2nd worksheet 

• Final Essay

  For the Week 3 Written Assignment, you will be writing your Final 1000 word essay.  You will continue your process of evaluating and responding to one of the three selected essays (the same essay that you have been working on in weeks 1 and 2)

  • Review the rubric for this assignment:  Week 3 Rubric Evaluative Essay Week 3 Rubric Evaluative Essay – Alternative Formats
  • Review a model student submission:  Week 3 Essay Example Week 3 Essay Example – Alternative Formats

  You should be writing about one of the following essays (the same essay that you have been working on in weeks 1 and 2) from your  Norton Field Guide: 

  • Our Blind Spot About Guns, Nicholas Kristof, p. 177
  • Representation of Disney Princesses in the Media, Isabelle Gill, p. 759
  • Outbreak of the Irrational, Sarah Dzubay, p. 825

  The body portion of your essay should include the following: 8 paragraphs total, one paragraph (5-8 sentences) for each response (make sure your paragraphs start with a half inch indentation).  **These paragraphs should be in your essay in the order that they are listed below (do not combine paragraphs).Your essay should include the following:

  1. An introduction to the topic and article. A thesis should end your introduction
  2. A summary of your selected essay
  3. A discussion of the author’s purpose or goal and evidence used
  4. A discussion of the author’s writing strategy and why the author may have used this strategy
  5. Your response to the essay and its topic
  6. An introduction of a Keiser University Library source to support your view
  7. A discussion of the audience, a possible objection, and your counterargument 
  8. A conclusion

  Your essay should include the following:

  • An introduction to the topic and article. A thesis should end your introduction
  • A summary of your selected essay
  • A discussion of the author’s purpose or goal and evidence used
  • A discussion of the author’s writing strategy and why the author may have used this strategy
  • Your response to the essay and its topic
  • An introduction of a Keiser University Library source to support your view
  • A discussion of the audience, a possible objection, and your counterargument 
  • A conclusion

  REQUIREMENTS

  • 1000 words (minimum)
  • A Minimum of two sources with in-text citations (including your selected essay + a library source)
  • Attach a Microsoft Word document formatted to APA standards, including title page and a reference page.
  • Submission to OWL is recommended. Use of Tutor.com is recommended. 

  Please note the following:

  • All papers must be Microsoft Word documents.
  • The paper is double-spaced in Times New Roman, size 12, and has no extra spaces between the paragraphs.
  • The paper uses one-inch margins and half-inch indentions for the beginning of paragraphs. You can set this up in Microsoft Word to automatically default to these settings for your paper.
  • Your paper should include title page, body text, and a reference page.

  Complete this CHECKLIST prior to submission:  Week 3 Essay Checklist Week 3 Essay Checklist – Alternative Formats

  HOW TO SUBMIT THIS ASSIGNMENT

  • Title the Word document JonesA_ Evaluative Essay (change JonesA to your last name and first initial). If you have a title for the essay, center it as a double-spaced half-line just above the text.
  • At the top of page, click on Week 3 Written Assignment
  • A new page will open where you can submit your document as an ATTACHMENT.
  • Do not paste your essay into the comment box.
  • Make sure that you have attached the document.

•  Weekly Progress

• i attahced the docuent that was week 2 that needs to become the final essay