Monday, March 26, 2018

March 26, 2018 - Monday

Welcome to the last week of class. As a reminder, the exam day is Friday at the regular class time. You MUST attend. This is EMCC policy.Be sure to arrange your work schedule ahead of time so that you will be able to participate.  Do not worry about getting ready. We will be working on the essay all week.

Class Work

1. The technology essay was due at 9:00 am this morning. You have worked hard on it. I would like to take a few moments to have you share what you feel is the most effective paragraph from your essay. Be sure to tell us what technology you addressed and your message. Then read the paragraph,

2. Climate Change, global warming, An Inconvenient Truth - or is it? Watch the documentary. Watch for the persuasive strategies that Gore uses to persuade viewers to believe and do something.
Be sure to answer the questions. on the handout. We will stop the viewing  periodically to discuss.

3. One more sample: "So Earth Had This Boyfriend" by Emily Levine ... using humor to persuade.
(Handout)
 

4. Begin writing your essay. Write your topic on the board. I need to see where we are going with this. How is your research coming along? Questions?
  This is an essay in three parts - not three paragraphs - three parts. Your homework is to research and write part one. Post the draft of Part One in CANVAS. Include in-text citations and your Works Cited to this point. (33 points)

Part one: Identify the problem and prove that it exists. You should investigate the causes of the problem. Explain the extent of the problem. You should use information you personally know and information you have researched.Consider using charts and graphs in this section. 

Explain the effects and discuss why the problem needs to be solved. Warn reader of future effects is no solution is offered. Provide examples from research.

Review the next steps and begin searching for information for use in Part II and Part III of the essay.
https://www.enotes.com/topics/essay/essay-writing-tips/how-write-problem-solution-essay
 




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