Value:
5%
Due Date:
February 19
Purpose:
Short Writing Exercise #1
Topic: “Social Media and Privacy”
Short writing exercises can be thought of as assignments to help you with your final project. Please consider picking articles/sources that relate to your final project. It may require editing, but you may use your writing in your final project.
Directions:
Find an article on your research topic that has a belief that you
strongly disagree
with. For example, if you chose cryptocurrencies as your research topic and believe that cryptocurrencies
SHOULD NOT
be regulated, you should find an article that takes the stance that they
SHOULD
be regulations.
Part 1:
Write a summary of the article. Instead of discussing the side of the argument you actually believe, you are going to write a summary of the belief that you
strongly disagree
with. With the example discussed above, you would right a neutral and impartial summary of why the author of the article feels there should be regulations on cryptocurrencies, what they are and why.
Part 2:
You will now write about the position you actually hold on the topic. Use the article as a point of reference. With the example discussed above, this would be the space you write about how you feel cryptocurrencies should not be regulated and why. Even though this is how you really feel, try to be neutral, impartial and unbiased in your presentation of the information.
The goal of this assignment is to try and write two neutral summaries based on opposite points of view of the same issue.
This is not easy! But, as you will find, this will strengthen your overall writing. If someone is NOT able to tell which position you actually hold after reading both of these articles - you have succeeded!
Formatting:
Your summaries should be a minimum of 250 words each (total assignment word count of 500 words), doubled spaced, 12 point Times New Roman, and include APA in-text citations (only when appropriate; no need to cite “I say, they say”) and references. Upload a single .doc or .docx file.
Follow the rubric. Do not worry about including images, charts or graphics. That is for your final Paper, but the rest of the rubric applies to all of your short writing exercises.
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