English Essay

Response Essay Assignment “Are Social Media and Text Messaging Negatively Impacting High School Students?”

Write a response essay to the article “Are Social Media and Text Messaging Negatively Impacting High School Students?” containing the following:

· An introductory paragraph that may begin with a lead (hook), which must contain Ryan Little main idea, which may contain summarized points from the article, and which MUST contain a thesis statement that reflects your position on Ryan Little main idea, NOT Ryan Little main idea restated

· Three (3) body paragraphs that MUST contain topic sentences, which MUST respond to area Ryan discusses in the article, which may contain brief paraphrased points from Ryan, which MUST respond to the article more than they summarize the author, and which MUST end with concluding sentences that restate the point from the topic sentence

· A concluding paragraph that MUST mention the author/article, which MUST restate the ideas from the thesis statement and topic sentences in a fresh, original way, and which should have a final thought that wraps up the essay

· The essay MUST be a minimum of 700 words, be in MLA format, including proper spacing, margins, heading, and header, be well-edited for grammar and mechanics, particularly verb and singular/plural errors

· This essay will be due 10/25 and MUST be uploaded before 8PM on that day.