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Choose one of these two essay topics: 1. In a thesis statement, assertyour position/opinion on an issue or topic you haveinterest, concerns, experience, and knowledge about. Give specific reasons for your position and support your views thoroughlywith your own voice, ideas, and examples.–OR–2.In a thesis statement, propose an idea or a project. Support specific reasons for why you think it’s a good idea. Support your views thoroughlywith your own voice, ideas, and examples.Important criteria to follow: •This is NOT a research paper! You can not use any outside sources or citations. •Choose atopic“close to home”that you already know somethingaboutand can discuss from your own point of viewwithoutresorting to researchor outside sources.•Support your positionor proposalwith specific examples and details fromyour own ideas, frame of reference, experience, observations, and knowledge.•An ENGL&101essayshould be at least 6 paragraphs—including introduction, conclusion, and 4 body paragraphs organized in “P.I.E.” structure. What NOTto do:Don’t choose a topicthat you don’t know anything about.Do not do any research or borrow from any outside sources for this essay. Don’t cheator copy;any amount ofplagiarismwill result in a 0.0 grade.Thesis Statement:You will need to establish your positionor proposalin a clear, concise, assertive thesis statement. This thesis must be the last sentence of the introductionparagraph. (We’ll practice how to write a thesis statementin class.)Target(Intended)Audience:A target audience is a specific group of readerswhomyou intendto inform or persuade. It’s a good idea to have a specific audience in mind, so you’ll know what to include as support for your views or ideas. Examples of specific audiences:college students, teenagers, parents, parents of young children, West Seattle residents, teachers,Americanconsumers,business owners, school principals, coaches, voters, etc.(Don’tattempt to persuadeeverybodyin the world.Have an audience in mind.)
Purpose: As the writeron this topic you’ve chosen, you should have a purposeor goalin mind. What are youtrying to say and what do you want from your readers? You’ll want to write in a way that persuadesyour readers to listen to your views and ideas.•What do you want to say and what would you like your audience to do or consider? •Do you want to:Encourage? Motivate? Inspire? Inform? Some combination of these? •You don’t have toconvince readers to agree w/you 100% but you should support your points well enough so that youraudiencerespectsyour views enough to listen. Support: Include very specific examples and details that show what you meanand support your thesis. If you are supporting your position on an issue, give examples that you know about to demonstrate your experience or knowledge. Find ways to connect with your intended readers by including examples and details they would care about or value. Remember! Your supportive “personal examples”may–but don’t have to be firsthand experiences. You may include examples from your schemaàallyour accumulated knowledge, whatyou’velearnedfrom varioussourcessuch as classes you’ve taken, books and articles you’ve read, TV shows and movies you’ve watched, etc. They may also include your observations—things you’ve witnessed in your family, on campus, in a classroom, while traveling, etc.Use 1stperson point of view:Thestyleof this essay should be informal/conversational. It isbased on your views and perspectives, and you will use your own ideas and examples to support your thesis. Therefore, you should useprimarilyfirst person point of view(I, me, my).Do not”report” information that’s strictly 3rd person(it, they, their, them)and do notspeak directly “to” your audience in 2nd person(you, your). How to supportyour viewpointswithoutresearching or quotingfrom sourcesin this personal position paper assignment: For this informal essay(not all essays), I am allowing you to incorporate things you already know or havelearned about into your sentences without formal citations. Here are some EXAMPLESof how to refer towhere you got informationwithout citingsources: •When I was in ballet class, I learnedhow to become disciplined in many ways because…•Last week when I was watching the CBS evening news, I saw that over 500 people in Washington D.C.were protesting against… •In my nutrition class I learnedthatabout30% of Americans are at risk for…•Thelocal hardware storewhere my mother workshas had to layoff 4 of the 10staff people this year because…