Essay Structure PowerPoint

Essay Structure PowerPoint

Essay 1 outline

Larsen/90

Essay #1 Outline

Thesis Statement:

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Essay #1 Prompt

Larsen/English 90

Essay #1

Essay Topic:

Drawing from the articles we read, your knowledge, personal experiences and observations, write an argumentative essay in which you take a stand on the effects of social media, such as cell phones, text messages, Facebook and Twitter. 

Questions To Consider:

·        In your opinion do social media technologies bring people together, isolate people, or both, depending on how they are used?

·        Ultimately, do social networking sites have a positive or negative effect on our culture?  Does it depend on the user?   

Format Requirements:

·        12 point Times New Roman font

·        double-spaced

·        1 inch margins

·        2-3 pages (2 full pages minimum)

Due Dates:

·        _____________   Thesis statement and outline

·        _____________   3 copies of typed, completed rough draft

·        _____________   Final draft (also submit to Turnitin.com)

Guidelines:

·        Proofread carefully! 

·        Directly refer to at least one of the articles we read by quoting or paraphrasing.

·        Do not use any outside resources other than the articles we read.

Getting started with Turnitin.com

Course ID: 10396772
Enrollment password: larsen90

Link to tutorials:  http://turnitin.com/en_us/training/student-training

Student Quick Start Guide for Turnitin.com

Introduction

This Student Quickstart will help you get started with Turnitin and will walk you through the steps for submitting your first paper. To begin, you need to first register with Turnitin and create a user profile.

Step 1

To register and create a user profile, go to www.turnitin.com and select your language from the drop down menu.

Click on the "Create Account" link on the homepage and the Create a User Profile page will open.

Click on the "Student" link. Fill in the required information in the new user profile form. In order to create a profile, you must have a class ID and an enrollment password. You can get this information from your instructor.

Once you have created your profile, click the "I Agree" button to log into Turnitin.

Step 2 - Student Homepage

Your class will show up on your Student Homepage. Click on the name of your class to open your class portfolio.

Step 3 - Class Portfolio

Your Class Portfolio shows the assignments your instructor has created and your submissions to the class. 

Step 4 - Submitting a Paper

To submit a paper, click the "Submit" button next to the paper assignment.

The paper submission page will open. Enter a title for your paper. To select a paper for submission, click the browse button and locate the paper on your computer. We accept submissions in these formats:

• MS Word, WordPerfect, RTF, PDF, PostScript, HTML, plain text (.txt)

After entering a title for your paper and selecting a file, click "Upload" to upload your paper.

If your paper is in a format that we do not accept, you can submit it by cut and paste. To submit a paper this way, select cut & paste upload using the pulldown at the top of the form.

Copy the text of your paper from a word processing program and then paste it into the text box in the submission form. If you submit your paper using the cut and paste method, you can skip the next step.

Step 5 - Submitting a Paper Confirmation

The paper you chose to submit will be in the preview. Look over all the information and make sure that it is correct. To confirm the submission, click the "Submit" button.

After you confirm your submission, a digital receipt will be shown. A copy of the receipt will be e-mailed to you. To return to your portfolio and view your submission, click the "Go to Portfolio" button.

Step 6 - Viewing an Originality Report

To view your Originality Report, click on the Originality Report icon to the right of the assignment.

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Welcome!

Welcome to our English 90 class page.  I will use this platform to post handouts, reminders, etc., so refer back to this page often!