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Prewriting Instructions for Paper 2 (Final Paper due 4/22)

1. Your choices for Paper 2 are posted on blackboard and also listed below.

2. Choose 1 of these paper options. Notice that each choice also mentions the type of paper (comparison, etc.) My paper choice is: _________________________: paper type: _______________.

3. Read the related essay(s) in your Research and Composition textbook.

4. Thursday: write a tentative thesis for paper 2 (one sentence): ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

5. Thursday: write 5 questions that you will need to answer through research to write this paper (for ex. What is the divorce rate for 2012?) Write legibly please.

6. Thursday: go to the library and use the databases to locate at least three sources that will likely give you the information to answer the five questions above. At least one should be a book, at least one should be a database article. In addition, you may use your textbook, internet, or even refer to a film. Write down the all of the information about each source. You will need this information for a works cited page later or to locate the article and book again. You do not need to answer the questions right away, but if you do find the answers, take notes or make a copy of the source.

Source 1: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Source 2: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Source 3: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

7. Have any new questions come to mind? What are they? Write them here:

8. Have you revised your thesis? What is it? ___________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________.

9. Write a tentative first paragraph to paper 2 (this includes your thesis):

10. Turn this in Tuesday 3/25 in exchange for your last Q exercise, M&M Color Distribution.

***You need this prewriting exercise completed to receive your instructions and data for this last Q exercise and parts of this exercise will count for your attendance in a week or so.

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Writing Assignment 2 Choices due on or before 4/22

Here are your choices for Writing Assignment 2 due 4/22. Additional research is required for all choices. Two visuals, tables or figures, are required. Your paper will be in MLA format with a works cited page. This paper is approximately 5 pages including a works cited page.

1. Read the essays in Chapter 8. Go to p. 510-511. Choose to write a paper based on one of these questions: #8, 10, 11, 12, or 13.

For question 8, see prompt and write a cause and effect paper; for question 10 or 11 see prompt and write a comparison paper; for question 12, see prompt and write a definition paper

1. Read “State of Our Unions,” p. 368, and update the essay with current trends and statistics. (comparison)

1. Respond to any of the essays in Chapter 8. You may agree or disagree with the author based on your evidence from research. (persuasion)