English

EGL1010/Midterm DUE: Wednesday, 10/7/2020 by 11:59 PM Via Blackboard

Total Possible Value: 100 points MIDTERM

Length: 1 long paragraph (7-12 sentences)

Format: Double-spaced, 10 or 12-point font, New Times Roman or

Similar font

Title: Not required

Research: Not required; if research used, use MLA, APA, or Chicago

style documentation

Instructions: In one long paragraph (see above), discuss one current, national, or local event and why it is important to you. Be very specific.

Things to Note:

(1.) You may write about any current affairs topic (for example, the upcoming presidential election, the Black Lives Matter movement, the protests, climate change, the Tik Tok app controversy, etc. Whatever interests you.)

(2.) Your midterm topic must be controversial (it must argue for one side of two possible opposing viewpoints).

(3.) Your topic may relate to another country other than the United States.

(4.) Use a topic sentence; it comes first in the paragraph and states the topic of the paragraph. The topic sentence controls the focus of the paragraph.

Safe Assign: All uploaded midterms will be scanned by Safe Assign to check for plagiarism. As with anything that you upload for a grade, you have access to the Safe Assign report prior to uploading the midterm. Plagiarism is a serious offense and carries potentially severe penalties. Please see our course syllabus for the plagiarism statement; you may also ask questions of me should you have any.

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Grading Criteria:

(1.) How well you follow directions

(2.) The use of a topic sentence

(3.) The use of a current affairs topic (that is, a current event)

(4.) The presence of a controversial topic

(4.) A relative freedom from errors in grammar, mechanics, and spelling