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Essay Assignments and Descriptions
Evaluation Assignment:
In this essay, you will be examining a few web sites that pertain to your overall project. You will be presenting the criteria for readers and making judgments regarding the web sites themselves. You will have a variety of ways to present your evaluation. Keep in mind that your audience is relying on your expertise and knowledge regarding the web sites, so you will need to spend a considerable amount of time examining, familiarizing, and preparing your notes and, ultimately, your writing. This essay should be at least 3 pages in length and provide readers with specific details and examples to support your evaluation. No source material is required for this essay.
Profile Assignment:
In this essay, you will write a profile of a person, place, or activity that you think is significant and connects to your selected topic. The profile should invite strong reactions, which may be positive or negative. For this essay, you will need to conduct research, which may include observational, library-based, or interviewing. Also because this essay is part of your Final Project, you might consider alternative ways to present your information--using visuals, etc.
Position Assignment:
This essay asks you, the writer, to take a stand on an issue that pertains to your overall topic. You will want to consider how you can persuade or influence your readers to consider or agree with your stance. You also will need to consider counter-arguments and opposing viewpoints in relation to your claims and evidence. This essay requires the use of source material and a Works Cited page and should be at least 4 pages in length.
Proposal Assignment:
In this essay you will focus on a problem that pertains to your overall topic and will provide your readers with a solution to the problem that you have presented. You will need to address that advantages/disadvantages of implementing your solution. You will also need to provide evidence to support your claims while you demonstrate a thorough understanding of all of the pertinent facts. Remember...this essay should be a logical, well-reasoned response to the problem as you see it. Again, research and source material is necessary, and the essay should be at least 4 pages in order to explain your solution in enough detail for your readers to implement it.
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