homework 3

ENG176 Critical Writing II

Introductory Strong Response Essay Due Wednesday, March 19 at the beginning of class 100 points For this essay, you will summarize and respond to “Six Rules for Eating Wisely.” In your essay, you will briefly review and summarize the central thesis or argument made in the original essay (including his Pollan’s rules), and then you will respond to the argument by presenting your opinion or evaluation of his rules. (This does not mean you have to respond to all of his rules.) You will support your response based on your own eating and food experiences in general. For further discussion of how to analyze, summarize, and respond to a text, you should read Chapter 5 in your textbook (though the Reference citations presented in that chapter are in MLA format. You need to use APA conventions.) You do not need to do your own library-related research for this essay. The purpose of this essay is to inform and/or persuade your audience (which you might think of as your fellow classmates and/or me) by presenting an interesting and well- reasoned response to the essay based on your own experiences. I’m looking for detailed writing that is well organized, coherent, and unified. If you’re unsure about an idea you have, talk to me about it. Your essay should be formatted according to APA conventions and should include a Reference page that lists Pollan’s article. (Follow the model handed out in class as a model.) On Wednesday, March 19, you should have a printed copy of your paper to hand in at the beginning of class. In addition, prior to class, you should upload your paper to Campus Web in the Assignments area.

Writing Project 1: Strong Response Essay Writing Checklist

 The introduction provides necessary background and context for the issue in a way that draws the reader into the essay (as discussed on pp. 301-307).

 The second paragraph features your summary of the original article.

 The summary features all of the “Criteria for an Effective Summary Incorporated into Your Own Prose” (p. 101).

 Following the summary, a detailed thesis statement outlines the structure of the rest of your response. (See pp. 305-307)

 Each body paragraph focuses on a specific response—and perhaps a specific food rule—found in the original article.

 Body paragraphs are well supported with specific detail, perhaps drawn from food journal data.

 Each response is based on one of the various response techniques (rhetorical critique, ideas critique, reflection) discussed in the textbook on pages 103-113.

 All of the particular details within paragraphs are organized in a way that is easy for the reader to follow. (See pp. 307-311.)

 Paragraphs contain transitional words or phrases that guide the reader through each paragraph. (See pp. 311-314.)

 The entire essay contains transitional words or phrases that guide the reader through the essay. (See pp. 311-314).

 A concluding paragraph brings the paragraph to a clean, logical conclusion based on one of the conclusion techniques discussed on pages 329-330 in your textbook.

 The entire document is formatted according to APA formatting requirements, as shown in the sample APA document on the Purdue OWL website and on Campus Web in the handouts section.

 The document features a Reference page that includes information for the original article.

 The Reference page information is formatted according to APA rules.

 The entire document is in a 12‐point Times Roman, Calibri, or Arial font.

 The writing avoids the use of the second person. (No “you,” “your,” “yours.”)

 The writing contains no errors in punctuation, grammar, word choice, etc.