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The Ethical Frontiers of Robotics SHARKEY pg. 357-360

First Draft Due: Friday, September 16th on Blackboard (Turn It In) Final Draft Due: Friday, September 30th on Blackboard (Turn It In)

Write an essay in response to Noel Sharkey’s “The Ethical Frontiers of Robotics.” This assignment asks you to relate your own ideas to those in Sharkey’s article. To successfully complete this writing task, you must draw on information from both the text and your personal experiences. Do not assume that your audience has read “The Ethical Frontiers of Robotics.”

Here are some questions to consider when developing your personal response to the text. You do not need to answer the questions in order, and you DO NOT need to answer all of these questions in your paper.

How do the ideas in the text connect with my own life? What associations can I make? What experiences have I had that relate to the text? What experiences might I have in the future? What images does the text create in my mind? Am I drawn to particular words, phrases, or sentences? Is there anything in the text that I agree with, reject, or wonder about? Does the text contain ideas that lead me to speculate, reflect, or make predictions? What else in the text do I relate to?

Organization of Content:

Introductory Section Your introductory section should include the following information:

1) Identification of the text and author 2) Short summary of the text

3) Thesis Statement—your overall reaction to the text

Response Section Your body paragraphs should include 3-4 ideas from Sharkey’s text along with your response to each of these points.

One possible organizational strategy is the following:

Idea One:

a. Sharkey’s idea b. Explain his position with information from the text c. Your response to Sharkey’s idea d. Explain your position with personal experience, beliefs, etc.

Repeat pattern for next 2-3 ideas. Remember that you can use more than one paragraph to fully explain and respond to one of Sharkey’s points.

Conclusion Restate your perspective on Sharkey’s ideas and remind readers of your thesis.

*See pages 38-39 in Writing in the Disciplines for information on how to convert your informal response into a formal response essay. *See pages 40-41 in Writing in the Disciplines and pages 45-46 in Keys for Writers for sample response essays.

Response Paper

The Ethical Frontiers of Robotics SHARKEY pg. 357-360

CONTENT ____/50 points

1. Thesis statement that expresses the writer’s overall reaction to the text.

2. Identifies the text and author

3. Contains a summary of the author’s text

4. Makes explicit connections between your personal reactions and the target text

5. Integrates information from the text with your perspective on the issue

ORGANIZATION ____/30 points

1. Overall structure—the writing has an effective introduction, body, and conclusion. All paragraphs support the thesis statement.

2. Paragraph development—each paragraph focuses on one topic only and is developed with details, descriptions, explanations, and examples.

LANGUAGE ____/10 points

1. Appropriate use of parts of speech (verbs, nouns, adjectives, adverbs) (Keys for Writers pp. 443-448, 484-486, 557-563 & 564-570)

2. Subject-verb agreement (Keys for Writers pp. 463-473)

3. Quotes and paraphrases from the text correctly identified and punctuated. (Keys for Writers pp. 512-515)

FORMAT _____/10 points

1. APA Citation—references are listed on a separate sheet of paper using APA Style (Keys for Writers pp. 244-281)

2. Original title

3. 2-3 pages—typed in 12 point font, double-spaced, 1” margins

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