ENG 102

Identify the Claim

Read: “99.9% of Proper Grammar is Obsolete” by David Wertheimer (from Digital 
Web Magazine)here: http://www.digital-web.com/articles/999_of_proper_grammar_is_obsolete/

The case assignment asks you to read and identify claims made by the author. 
The idea is for you to practice finding claims or arguments that the author 
makes. To prepare you to make your own claims it is imperative to experience 
reading how authors make their claims. Likewise, you want to use third person 
throughout the response. In other words, you want to serve as a reporter of the 
information in the article. Pretend you are working for a news station and just 
reporting what the article says. Consider reviewing paraphrasing and summarizing 
in the reading material. When writing research, you will want to show that you 
are unbiased in your explanations of sources. Using third person can increase 
your ethos (ethical credibility) and show audiences that you have done your 
homework (your research) on the topic. To practice citing in APA style, please 
provide a reference list that contains the article you have read (cite 
parenthetically in the text and include the article on a reference list using 
APA format). There will be only one “source” on your reference list because we 
have not asked you to do further research for this assignment.

Expectations

Read the essay thoroughly

• Write two-three pages that identifies and expresses the claims made by the 
  author
• Use the additional readings to learn about summarizing and paraphrasing
• Use third person writing throughout
• Cite the article in a reference list (you will only have one article on your 
  reference list)