Essay 2: Responding to an Opinion ENGL 1010-KE3 MWF Due dates: 2/27 – Summary Due in D2L by 11:30 p.m.; Bring WWAP to class 3/2 – Group B Peer Review 3/4 – Group C Peer Review 3/6 – Group A Peer Review 3/18 – Final Draft Due Description and Goals: Since writing is a discourse, it is important to learn how to respond to the opinions of others as well as form your own. Therefore, this assignment will focus on active reading of opinions and arguments from other writers in order to create a persuasive and fair response. The response should allow you to add a valuable perspective in an ongoing debate. The summary will help you practice reading and representing the opinions of others accurately and objectively before responding. Special Instructions: Choose an essay either from the class textbook or from the PDFs in D2L under Content. Complete the summary first; then, use the summary as a jumping-off point for your essay. Draw the evidence for your response from your own life and observations– you should not have to do any research for this essay (although the original articles may contain citations). Your audience can either be the original author, or that author’s audience. Drafts, Research, and Length: Both the rough drafts and the final drafts should be typed in MLA format with the original article cited both within the essay and on a Works Cited page. There is no required length for the rough drafts; however, the final draft should be around 800-1200 words. This is at least five fully developed paragraphs. Grading: The final draft will be worth 20% of your final grade and will be graded using the rubric agreed upon in class Tips for success: 1. Start early! 2. Choose an essay that discusses a topic you have some familiarity with. 3. Use your resources (including your classmates, your teacher, and the UWC)! 4. Revise often! 5. Edit often! Instructor/ Ms. Trusty Course/ English 1010 The Gender Blue Article Name/ Ali Alrahin overview Deborah Blum’s insightful article The Gender Blur: Where does Biology end and Society Take Over? addresses a very biological question, pertaining to human physical and mental constitution, and intermingles biology with sociology, when she highlights the argument thing that determines and explores human behaviour is either ‘nature’- the so-called natural order that governs our upbringing- or ‘nurture’- the way our present surroundings, the ones close to us, who leave a mark on our innocuous mind. Hailing from a liberal elite family, University-based, Deborah’s often disturbing questions posed a threat to the presiding social order. I answered “ Rearding the Text questions “ Below Answer1/ The question focused in this essay gains a certain importance as Deborah, to establish her point, floods the reader’s mind with experiences from her personal life. While narrating her experiences, she particularly stressed on the point that in her neighbourhood and family, no one was discriminated from the other on ...

1. Essay 2: Responding to an Opinion
ENGL 1010-KE3 MWF
Due dates:
2/27 – Summary Due in D2L by 11:30 p.m.; Bring WWAP to
class
3/2 – Group B Peer Review
3/4 – Group C Peer Review
3/6 – Group A Peer Review
3/18 – Final Draft Due
Description and Goals: Since writing is a discourse, it is
important to learn how to respond to the opinions of others as
well as form your own. Therefore, this assignment will focus on
active reading of opinions and arguments from other writers in
order to create a persuasive and fair response. The response
should allow you to add a valuable perspective in an ongoing
debate. The summary will help you practice reading and
representing the opinions of others accurately and objectively
before responding.
Special Instructions: Choose an essay either from the class
textbook or from the PDFs in D2L under Content. Complete the
summary first; then, use the summary as a jumping-off point for
your essay. Draw the evidence for your response from your own
life and observations– you should not have to do any research
for this essay (although the original articles may contain
citations). Your audience can either be the original author, or
that author’s audience.
Drafts, Research, and Length: Both the rough drafts and the
final drafts should be typed in MLA format with the original
article cited both within the essay and on a Works Cited page.
There is no required length for the rough drafts; however, the
final draft should be around 800-1200 words. This is at least
five fully developed paragraphs.

2. Grading: The final draft will be worth 20% of your final grade
and will be graded using the rubric agreed upon in class
Tips for success:
1. Start early!
2. Choose an essay that discusses a topic you have some
familiarity with.
3. Use your resources (including your classmates, your teacher,
and the UWC)!
4. Revise often!
5. Edit often!
Instructor/ Ms. Trusty
Course/ English 1010
The Gender Blue Article
Name/ Ali Alrahin
overview
Deborah Blum’s insightful article The Gender Blur: Where does
Biology end and Society Take Over? addresses a very biological
question, pertaining to human physical and mental constitution,
and intermingles biology with sociology, when she highlights
the argument thing that determines and explores human
behaviour is either ‘nature’- the so-called natural order that
governs our upbringing- or ‘nurture’- the way our present
surroundings, the ones close to us, who leave a mark on our
innocuous mind. Hailing from a liberal elite family, University-
based, Deborah’s often disturbing questions posed a threat to
the presiding social order.
I answered “ Rearding the Text questions “ Below
Answer1/
The question focused in this essay gains a certain importance as
Deborah, to establish her point, floods the reader’s mind with

3. experiences from her personal life. While narrating her
experiences, she particularly stressed on the point that in her
neighbourhood and family, no one was discriminated from the
other on any grounds; instead everyone was equally treated
alike. This democratically liberal stance of hers inspires her to
think of the unconscious influence and practices which a young
boy takes up and interestingly this is quite in contrast to the
influences and practices inculcated by a girl.
Once a mother of two vibrant boys, Deborah interest lies
precisely with the way her sons grew up, specifically her eldest
son whose obsession with dinosaurs, admiring this beastly
being, million times the size of man, aggressive and violent
paved the way in which such aggressive stance of young boys
differs from those of young girls. A friend of hers once reported
that her friend’s son chopped away at a toast which symbolized,
for the kid, a gun. To conclude, these apparent impacts on
human psyche, aggressiveness for boys and tender for girls, to
Deborah, creates a social order that secures the male dominance
over females.
Answer2/
She draws personal experiences to communicate her point that
boys and males, by instinct, are more aggressive than their
female counterparts. Once a mother of two vibrant boys,
Deborah interest lies precisely with the way her sons grew up,
specifically her eldest son whose obsession with dinosaurs,
admiring this beastly being, million times the size of man,
aggressive and violent paved the way in which such aggressive
stance of young boys differs from those of young girls. A friend
of hers once reported that her friend’s son chopped away at a
toast which symbolized, for the kid, a gun. To conclude, these
apparent impacts on human psyche, aggressiveness for boys and
tender for girls, to Deborah, creates a social order that secures
the male dominance over females.
Though this seems a generalized statement, Deborah
exemplifies through various statistical data that males are more

4. prone to aggressive acts, committing heinous crimes all over the
world, more specifically in American and Europe while the
women stayed away from crime scenes. Distant as they are from
the realm of criminality or daily demeanour, females are
considered to be more gentle and tender compared to males.
Answer3/
As Deborah argues that testosterone present in us incites not
only our bodily-function but dictates our general behaviour.
According to her testosterone influences the psychological
development of a being which leads to rowdy life, sex drive and
timely or untimely excitements. She observes that male have a
higher testosterone level compared to females and this explains
their in-your-face attitude towards life.
This aspect when related to her former personal anecdotes-Once
a mother of two vibrant boys, Deborah interest lies precisely
with the way her sons grew up, specifically her eldest son
whose obsession with dinosaurs, admiring this beastly being,
million times the size of man, aggressive and violent paved the
way in which such aggressive stance of young boys differs from
those of young girls. A friend of hers once reported that her
friend’s son chopped away at a toast which symbolized, for the
kid, a gun. To conclude, these apparent impacts on human
psyche, aggressiveness for boys and tender for girls, to
Deborah, creates a social order that secures the male dominance
over females-, as the article begins, strengthens her viewpoint
which she tries to establish.
Answer4/
In fact, she takes her argument further by suggesting that
testosterone level varies from man to man and woman to
woman. A man has a higher testosterone level when his team
wins. The testosterone level declines if his team loses. The
same is applicable for women. Not only that. Male and female
alike, who are employed in police and defence have higher

5. testosterone charge than those of women and men involved in
ministry and husbandry. Lifestyle choices matter for Deborah
and she emphatically tries to establish this point. To add further
is her personal anecdotes which she describes initially in the
essay.
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COMMENTS/POINTS
Ideas (8)
· No clear thesis statement
· Details are few and vague/general
· Little or no support for the thesis
· Word count not met
· Thesis is present and connects to the topic
· Specific examples are used to support the thesis
· Audience and purpose are considered
· Word count is met
· Thesis is original, thought-provoking, and responds to the
article with an opinion
· Examples are varied and support the thesis using ethos,
pathos, and logos
· Audience and purpose are addressed

6. Organization (6)
· No clear pattern
· Ineffective or no introduction
· Ineffective or no conclusion
· Few or no cohesive transitions
· Scattered ideas
· Doesn’t have specific parts
· Pattern is present
· Has a clear introduction and conclusion
· Body paragraphs are ordered and structured
· Transitions are present, but may be basic
· Thesis exists, but may not be in the best place
· Pattern is ideal for the topic
· Interesting introduction and thought-provoking conclusion
· Body paragraphs are logically ordered and well-structured,
with sophisticated transitions
· Thesis is ideally placed in the essay
Coherence/Unity (2)

7. · Tries to focus more than one topic/opinion
· Opinion changes in the essay
· Missing or no transitions between ideas
· Ideas are focused on one opinion
· Transitions between ideas are present, but may be basic
· Ideas are focused on one opinion, but address the counter-
argument effectively
· Transitions are sophisticated and connect all ideas effectively
Vocabulary (2)
· Basic level
· Repetitive or vague
· Inappropriate or incorrect
· Numerous spelling mistakes
· Intermediate level
· Some repetition
· Usually accurate
· Most words are spelled correctly
· Eloquent, advanced level
· Varied
· Precise
· Few or no spelling mistakes
Sentence Grammar/Structure (2)

8. · Unreadable grammar
· Incomplete or incorrectly punctuated sentences
· Distracting errors in structure or word order are present
· Sentences are clear and easily understood
· Some errors are present in structure and word order
· Sentence structures are varied
· Active voice dominates over passive voice
· No distracting errors, but a few typos may occur
TOTAL POINTS: __/20