Directions: Based on your chosen example essay topic, answer two of the three questions below. Number your responses. In order to receive full credit, your responses must be grammatically correct, well-developed, and the assigned length. Post your comments on the blog. Go to Blackboard; then, click “Lessons.” Then, Post Your Comments! OR, you may copy and paste this link in the Google URL to access the blog: https://yamsauce.wordpress.com/
1. What personal connection do you have to your chosen topic? For example, I chose this topic because____.
(Response must be at least five sentences long)
2. Choose three aspects from Chapter 11 of your textbook that helps you understand the purpose of the example essay. You can access the e-text of your textbook on BB. Thoroughly explain how these examples give you insight into writing the example essay. (Response must be at least five sentences long)
3. Based on your chosen example essay topic, write a working thesis and write a paragraph based on your first thesis point (about 10 sentences). Next, view another student’s response. Give the student advice to help him/her develop some aspect of his/her paragraph.
4. Write about a paragraph (about 10 sentences) detailing what the radio, Internet, or television is saying about your specific topic. Be specific. For example, if you refer to a television program, you need to mention the specific program. For example, a story on CNN discussed…
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