Jenna Wortham and Amanda Hess Writing Question
TASKS:
WORD CONUT AT LEAST 450 TOTAL (PART 1+PART 2)
First, read They Say / I Say Chapters 2 and 3 (pp 3-51) and the essays “How I Learned to Love Snapchat (Links to an external site.)” by Jenna Wortham and “The Social-Distancing Shamers Are Watching (Links to an external site.)” by Amanda Hess.
The Assignment: Part One
For this part of the written homework, you are to:
1) Write the question at issue each author (Wortham and Hess) is trying to answer in each respective essay. In other words, if you were the author, what is your central question at issue that is guiding your writing? (You will write two questions, one for each article.) Use your own words.
2) List two questions at issue for each article (four total) that are your own, based on the reading. In other words, after you read, what questions do you have in response? What are you left pondering? Please be specific (bad faith effort: “is social media bad”; good faith effort: “What effect does x have on my ability to …”?).
How to complete this task:
Use the prompts below to compose your answers. You can write something like:
Questions at Issue – Author questions:
“Wortham’s question at issue is: (write your question)
Hess’s question at issue is:
My Questions in Response:
My questions at issue are:
Wortham: (write your two questions)
(etc.)
The Assignment: Part Two
Write a 7-8 sentence summary of either Hess’s “Social Distancing Police” or Wortham’s “How I Learned to Love Snapchat”.
Begin with a Topic Sentence that includes the author’s full name, the title of the work in the correct format, and the main idea of the work. For example: In the essay “Don’t Blame the Eater,” David Zinczenko blames the fast-food industry for fueling America’s obesity epidemic filling the nutritional void in children’s lives left by their overworked parents and a lack of access to healthier alternatives.
Then, in 5-6 sentences, write out all of the main points that the writer touches on in roughly the same order the writer organizes them.
Transition between ideas as you write, so that your text does not simply look like a stringing along of outlined parts.
You may use the author’s name to help you transition between ideas. Remember though, only the first time you mention the author should you use their full name; after that, only use their last name.
Use one direct quotation as long as you properly credit the author. Use the “quote sandwich” and feel free to use templates from Chapter Three in TSIS. Select a quote that best highlights what you feel is the main point of the essay.
Finish with a conclusion sentence that summarizes the conclusion of the work (not your own conclusion or opinion, but explaining how the work itself comes to an end)..
Finally, post your completed summary and a screenshot of your completed signal phrase/quotation activity to this assignment by Thursday of Week 1 at 11:59pm
Grading:
To earn a grade of Complete your assignment will meet the following requirements:
Complete the Signal Phrase Activity with a score of 3/3 as shown on a screenshot of the page.
Complete an acceptable summary paragraph that includes a properly formatted quote.
Submitted on time (or accommodations for late submission)
All work is your own and not plagiarized.
Weekly homework assignments are due Thursday night by 11:59pm
Each Homework assignment will be based on an assigned reading or other materials, so be sure to check the instructions in advance each week so you have time to complete the preparatory work before starting your assignment. Additional course materials may be provided as well to supplement these assignments.
Homework assignments will help you practice skills directly related to the Essay assignments and the course and program learning outcomes.
Task instructions and Grading guidelines will be provided with each assignment so you know what is required to have it be marked as Complete.
Grading Comments will be provided to give feedback (when needed) and let you know if an assignment is Incomplete or Late and whether it may be revised and resubmitted.
Requirements: word count at least 450
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