ENG101-450 Essay 2 Overview
THE TOPIC FOR ESSAY 2: Digital Surveillance of Students on College Campuses: Good or Bad?
Last day to turn in Essay 2: April 1, midnight.
SOURCES FOR ESSAY 2
They Are Watching You and Everything Else on the Planet by Robert Draper
Colleges Are Turning Students Phones into Surveillance Machines, Tracking the Locations of Hundreds of Thousands by Drew Harwell
Visible Man: Ethics in a World without Secrets by Peter Singer
Essay 2 BIG QUESTION: BIG QUESTION: Taking into consideration Peter Singers argument in Visible Man: Ethics in a World without Secrets and the pros and cons in Colleges Are Turning Students Phones into Surveillance Machines, do you think that colleges should track students using their phones?
Essay 2 is an exploration of a topic combining what other people think about our topic (They Say) with your perspective (I Say). In Essay 2, we focus on the PROS and CONS of colleges using students phones as tracking devices for several reasons. As you approach this essay, you should be fair to the college administrators and professors: in other words, we should ASSUME a priori (from the start) that their intentions are to help students be successful and safe at the college. HOWEVER, this does not mean that this surveillance is a good or ethical practice: this is the question that you will tackle in this essay.
STEP 1 of writing this essay: Read and understand the articles.
· Complete the Vocabulary Sheet for Singers article.
· Annotate (write on, underline, highlight) your copies of the articles.
· Look for evidence that could help you answer the BIG QUESTION in your essay.
STEP 2 of writing this essay: Complete the Essay 2 Log. Email me your LOG by Friday, March 13.
STEP 2: Fill out the Essay 2 Outline Template. This outline will be similar to the outline for Essay 1. I will post it in the Essay 2 folder. It is important to type QUOTATIONS for key points in your paragraphs. (Keep the quotations as short as possible.)
NEW DUE DATE: The outline is due on email by Monday, March 23 at 10:30am. If you do not send me your outline on time, I will not give you credit for it in your final grade. I WILL RESPOND TO YOU WITH COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS.
STEP 3: Follow your OUTLINE and write the FIRST DRAFT. Email me your COMPLETE FIRST DRAFT by midnight Wednesday, March 25. I WILL RESPOND TO YOU WITH MY COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS on Thursday. If you do not email me your first draft, I will deduct points from your essay grade.
NEW: By Sunday, March 29 at noon, upload your ESSAY 2 DRAFT to the Discussion Forum. I will pair you with another student to give each other feedback on your essays. Feedback is due by midnight on March 30.
STEP 4: Complete the FINAL DRAFT. Email me your FINAL DRAFT by midnight, April 1.
