ENC 1102 writing essay help

First​ ​draft:​ ​1000​ ​words​ ​due​ ​Tuesday,​ ​November​ ​30​th

Final​ ​draft:​ ​1500​ ​words​ ​due​ ​Tuesday,​ ​December​ ​5​th

In​ ​his​ ​short​ ​story​ ​collection​ ​​In​ ​Persuasion​ ​Nation,​ ​​Saunders​ ​paints​ ​a​ ​bizarre​ ​and absurd​ ​portrait​ ​of​ ​American​ ​life.​ ​The​ ​characters​ ​are​ ​by​ ​turns​ ​comic​ ​and​ ​tragic,​ ​likeable and​ ​disgusting,​ ​maligned​ ​and​ ​redeemed.​ ​However,​ ​it’s​ ​left​ ​up​ ​to​ ​the​ ​reader​ ​to​ ​try​ ​and make​ ​sense​ ​of​ ​their​ ​predicament,​ ​their​ ​pathos,​ ​and​ ​their​ ​plight.

For​ ​this​ ​paper,​ ​examine​ ​one​ ​or​ ​more​ ​of​ ​Saunders’​ ​stories​ ​using​ ​Camus’s​ ​essay “The​ ​Myth​ ​of​ ​Sisyphus”​ ​as​ ​a​ ​frame​ ​of​ ​reference.​ ​In​ ​short,​ ​how​ ​do​ ​the​ ​characters resemble​ ​Sisyphus?​ ​Construct​ ​an​ ​argument​ ​based​ ​on​ ​these​ ​analogies.​ ​What​ ​does Sisyphus’s​ ​plight​ ​tell​ ​us​ ​about​ ​Saunders’​ ​characters?​ ​How​ ​does​ ​Sisyphus’s​ ​story enhance​ ​the​ ​criticism​ ​of​ ​American,​ ​consumer​ ​society?​ ​What​ ​other​ ​insight​ ​does​ ​Camus’ essay​ ​provide?

Steps​ ​for​ ​success:

● Read​ ​the​ ​Camus​ ​essay​ ​carefully;​ ​underline​ ​his​ ​key​ ​points​ ​(that​ ​you​ ​could​ ​use in​ ​your​ ​essay);​ ​define​ ​his​ ​main​ ​terms.​ ​You​ ​can​ ​find​ ​some​ ​information​ ​about this​ ​essay​ ​online,​ ​but​ ​do​ ​not​ ​use​ ​any​ ​outside​ ​material—quotes,​ ​paraphrasing, etc.—in​ ​your​ ​paper.​ ​You​ ​will​ ​use​ ​quotations​ ​only​ ​from​ ​​In​ ​Persuasion​ ​Nation and​ ​directly​ ​from​ ​“The​ ​Myth​ ​of​ ​Sisyphus.”​ ​Camus’​ ​interpretation​ ​of​ ​Sisyphus is​ ​unique,​ ​and​ ​using​ ​other​ ​interpretations​ ​might​ ​be​ ​confusing.

● Identify​ ​key​ ​sections​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Saunders​ ​text​ ​and​ ​transcribe​ ​those​ ​onto​ ​your document.​ ​It​ ​might​ ​be​ ​best​ ​to​ ​focus​ ​on​ ​only​ ​one​ ​character​ ​from​ ​each​ ​story, but​ ​limit​ ​yourself​ ​to​ ​no​ ​more​ ​than​ ​three​ ​characters​ ​total.

● Use​ ​the​ ​formulas​ ​for​ ​paragraph​ ​organization​ ​that​ ​we’ve​ ​gone​ ​over​ ​in​ ​class (we’ll​ ​go​ ​over​ ​them​ ​again).

● Choose​ ​from​ ​the​ ​following​ ​stories​ ​only:​ ​"in​ ​persuasion​ ​nation,"​ ​"brad​ ​carrigan, american,"​ ​or​ ​"commcomm."

Rubric Paper​ ​4​ ​(Saunders,​ ​Camus)

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This​ ​criterion​ ​is​ ​linked​ ​to​ ​a​ ​Learning​ ​OutcomeThesis​ ​and Introduction:​ ​Directly​ ​and​ ​fully​ ​responds​ ​to​ ​the​ ​prompt.​ ​Introduction is​ ​relevant​ ​to​ ​the​ ​assignment​ ​and​ ​not​ ​too​ ​wordy​ ​or​ ​general.​ ​Thesis does​ ​not​ ​merely​ ​make​ ​an​ ​observation,​ ​but​ ​rather​ ​states​ ​an argument.​ ​Title​ ​is​ ​original.

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This​ ​criterion​ ​is​ ​linked​ ​to​ ​a​ ​Learning​ ​OutcomeOrganization:​ ​Strong focus​ ​within​ ​paragraphs,​ ​and​ ​the​ ​sequence​ ​of​ ​paragraphs​ ​as​ ​a whole.​ ​Each​ ​paragraph​ ​has​ ​a​ ​topic​ ​sentence,​ ​and​ ​transitions logically​ ​to​ ​the​ ​next.​ ​Again,​ ​consider​ ​this​ ​outline​ ​for​ ​paragraph organization:​ ​• Topic​ ​Sentence—state​ ​the​ ​main​ ​claim​ ​of​ ​your paragraph​ ​(think​ ​mini-thesis).​ ​• Introduction​ ​of​ ​first​ ​quotation or​ ​example,​ ​with​ ​necessary​ ​context.​ ​•​ ​Quotation—when appropriate—integrated​ ​with​ ​your​ ​own​ ​writing.​ ​• Explanation/analysis​ ​of​ ​quotation/example​ ​(this​ ​should​ ​be​ ​several sentences).​ ​• Transition​ ​to​ ​the​ ​next​ ​paragraph.

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This​ ​criterion​ ​is​ ​linked​ ​to​ ​a​ ​Learning​ ​OutcomeStyle,​ ​Including​ ​Use of​ ​Quotes:​ ​Context​ ​is​ ​provided​ ​for​ ​the​ ​quotes,​ ​and​ ​they​ ​are integrated​ ​into​ ​the​ ​text​ ​when​ ​appropriate.​ ​In​ ​addition,​ ​eliminate wordiness,​ ​redundancies,​ ​and​ ​don’t​ ​rely​ ​on​ ​the​ ​“to​ ​be”​ ​verb​ ​(and otherwise​ ​uses​ ​active-voice​ ​verbs),​ ​avoid​ ​the​ ​passive​ ​voice,​ ​etc. Attention​ ​to​ ​proofreading.​ ​In​ ​addition,​ ​you​ ​can​ ​be​ ​penalized​ ​for​ ​late or​ ​incomplete​ ​work,​ ​errors​ ​in​ ​grammar​ ​or​ ​usage,​ ​incorrect​ ​MLA format,​ ​etc.

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This​ ​criterion​ ​is​ ​linked​ ​to​ ​a​ ​Learning​ ​OutcomeContent​ ​and​ ​Analysis: Note,​ ​of​ ​course,​ ​the​ ​higher​ ​value​ ​assigned​ ​to​ ​this​ ​portion.​ ​Analysis of​ ​the​ ​text​ ​and​ ​examples​ ​should​ ​consistently​ ​extend​ ​beyond summary​ ​and​ ​avoid​ ​oversimplification​ ​and​ ​cliché​ ​entirely.​ ​You​ ​must strive​ ​to​ ​provide​ ​original​ ​insight.

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Total​ ​Points:​ ​100.0