The Credible Hulk

Here's a little bit of humor to get you through your last weekend of spring semester...hang in there!

Final Exam Essays and Prompt

Here are the articles for the final exam, as well as the prompt. 

"Is There Hope for the American Marriage?" by Caitlin Flanagan

"The Growing Backlash Against Overparenting" by Nancy Gibbs

"Watching TV Makes You Smarter" by Steven Johnson

"Does Your Social Class Determine Your Online Social Network?" by Breeanna Hare

ENG. 1010/Whitby

Final Exam Prompt

For this exam, you need to write an essay about the article you have chosen to work with. To do this, you need to read the article, formulate an argument, and be prepared to use examples from the text to support your claim. Make sure to use all the skills we have worked on this semester: your essay should have a solid intro and thesis, some summary and evaluation of the article, quotes and examples to support your argument, and a good conclusion that restates your main point. You may agree with the article, disagree with the article, or both agree and disagree with the article. There is no minimum page requirement, but it should be apparent from the length of your essay that you have written for most of the exam period.

Your essay should include:

➮ An intro and thesis statement that clearly tells the reader the main point of your essay.

➮ A brief summary of the article.

➮ Some evaluation of the article.

➮ Quotes and examples from the article to support your thesis.

➮ A conclusion that restates your main points and ties in to your thesis.

*If you type your essay on a laptop, you may email it to me at emilywhitby1@weber.edu.  Check with me before you leave to make sure I’ve received it.

"No One Wins"

What challenges does Mi face in writing an essay to an audience she knows will be opposed to her view?

Think about your own essays--who is your audience, and how will your audience affect the way you argue your thesis?

"BCS: Bonus or Bust?"

For those of you who follow college football, what did you think of Lunt's suggestion for change in the BCS? Does he make logical arguments?

"Public Health Matters"

Here is the post on Kennedy's "Public Health Matters"

Is this essay argumentative or informative? Why?

"Waste Not, Want Not"

What did you think of Crystal Lake's "Waste Not, Want Not"? Is her argument effective? What about the intro--does it fit the rest of the paper?