English115

Personal Essay Draft

Due Week 3 and worth 80 points

It takes practice to become an effective written communicator. In this course, you will practice writing effectively for different purposes.

Identify a topic from the list below. Each topic identifies an issue that you will investigate over the 11-week term. Throughout this course, you will discuss why you chose the topic research and then propose a way to address the issue. You will write a draft and revision for two types of essays.

Point of View: Use First Person POV, i.e. “I,” for the personal essay. Use Third Person POV, i.e. “he/she/they,” for the stance essay. Do not use the Second Person POV, “you.”

Topic list: Choose ONE topic to write about throughout the course.

1. Monitoring Toddlers and Technology