The document outlines the agenda for an EWRT 1A class. It includes revising Essay #2, eliminating vague words like "thing" from essays, and the essay due date. It provides evaluation criteria for essays and formatting requirements. Students are instructed to read and discuss a piece by Statsky and answer questions about it. Homework includes reading a chapter on arguing a position and answering questions about an essay by Estrada on bullying.

1. EWRT 1A
◦ Class 12

2. Agenda
◦ Revise Essay #2
◦ Eliminate “Thing”
◦ Essay 2 is due Tuesday
at noon.
◦ Read Statsky and
discuss

3.  Have you presented your subject to the reader? Have you introduced the
film?
 Is your overall judgment (your thesis) clear? Have you used compelling
illustrations to support your judgment? Have you offered at least four
criteria?
 Have you offered a counterargument to objections and alternative
judgments?
 Is your essay readable? That is, is it organized with good transitions?
 Have you eliminated vague words: thing, something, everything, anything?
 Does it meet the minimum requirements of the assignment?
 Is it at least three full pages long?
 Are there at least two quotations included in the essay?
 Is it in MLA style?

4.  Is there a header with the writer’s last
name and the page number in the top
right corner of the page.
 Is it in Times New Roman 12?
 Is the heading correctly formatted? Is it
aligned with the left one-inch margin?
 Writer’s Name
 Instructor’s Name
 Course Title
 Date: Day Month (spelled out
completely) Year
 Is the title centered on the page? Is it
capitalized correctly? Is it original?
 Is the body formatted correctly?
 Are the margins 1” all the way around the
paper?
 Is the paper double spaced? (check to see that
there are no extra spaces between
paragraphs).
 Quotations
 Are the quotations introduced and cited
correctly?
 Is the Works Cited page correct?
 Are the sources listed on the works cited
page?
 The title (Works Cited) should be centered on
the page.
 Is the header should be continuous from the
page before it.
 Entries should be listed in alphabetical order
 Is the film cited on the page?
MLA

5. Go here to see
the rest of this
paper. The link is
under your Class
12 homework.
https://owl.english
.purdue.edu/owl/r
esource/747/13/

6. One day, Hogwarts school tries to contact Harry by owl. Everyone is at the table but
Harry, and he is fetching the mail. This conversation shows how the Dursleys react:
DUDLEY. Dad, look! Harry's got a letter!!
HARRY. Hey, give it back! It's mine!
VERNON. Yours? Who'd be writing to you? (Harry Potter)((Harry Potter).
When Uncle Vernon finds out who is writing to Harry, he nails the mailbox slot
closed. This shows how mean the Dursleys are to Harry. They do not want Harry to
know that he is a wizard.
If you quote multiple speakers, you must use a different format. Begin each line with
the appropriate character’s name indented 1-inch (10 spaces) from the left margin and
written in all capital letters followed by a period. Here is an example:
We will not use quotation marks or italicize the quote in the
case of multiple speakers; the indentation will be indication
enough.

7. Header:
TNR 12
one-
inch
mar-
gins
.5” hanging
indent
Italicize
movie
titles
one-
inch
mar-
gins
Look at your Works Cited
page. Is it correct?

8. Quotation marks,
underlining, and
italics.
◦ Underlining and italics serve the same purpose.
Never do both. Do NOT use quotation marks,
underline, or use italics together.
◦ For any work that stands on its own, you should
use italics (underline if you are writing
longhand). Stories or chapters from within a
book are considered PARTS of the book.
◦ A work that is part of a larger work goes in
quotation marks.
◦ Don’t put quotation marks around titles of your
own composition.

9. 1. Books
2. Plays
3. CDs/Albums
4. Magazines, Newspapers, Journals
5. Poems (Long: Published alone)
6. Television and Radio Shows and
Movies
1. Chapter Titles
2. Short Stories
3. Song Titles
4. Articles (from Magazines,
Newspapers, and Journal)
5. Poems: (Short: Published in a
collection).
6. Television and Radio Episode Titles:
Quotation Marks
Italicize complete (whole) volumes, issues,
or productions
Use quotation marks for parts of the
whole
Check your work for proper use of italics and quotation marks.

10. • In your houses, or on your own, read Jessica
Statsky’s essay on pages 270-274
“To improve
our
teamwork,
only three of
the chutes
will open.”

11. 1. How does Statsky present the issue in a way that prepares readers for her argument?
2. How does she qualify her position in par. 2?
3. What reasons does she forecast here, and in which paragraphs does she discuss each
reason?
4. How successful is Statsky’s argument in support of her thesis. Consider paragraph three
for our discussion. Is she convincing? Why?
5. How does Statsky try to refute the objection in paragraph 6?
6. How effective do you think Statsky’s argument in par. 7 is? Why?
7. In criticizing some parents’ behavior in pars. 8–9, Statsky risks alienating her readers.
How effective is this part of her argument?
8. How effectively does Statsky conclude her argument?
In your houses, answer the following questions concerning “Children Need To Play
Not Compete” by Jessica Statsky

12. How does Statsky present
the issue in a way that
prepares readers for her
argument?
How does she qualify her
position in par. 2?
What reasons does she
forecast here, and in which
paragraphs does she
discuss each reason?

13. 4. How successful is
Statsky’s argument in
support of her thesis?
Consider paragraph
three for our
discussion. Is she
convincing? Why?
“When overzealous
parents and coaches
impose adult standards on
children’s sports, the result
can be activities that are
neither satisfying nor
beneficial to children.”

14. 5. How does Statsky try to refute the objection in
paragraph 6?

15. 6. How effective do you think Statsky’s argument in par. 7 is? Why?
“80 to 90
percent of
children who
play
competitive
sports at a
young age drop
out by sixteen”
(Kutner).

16. 7. In criticizing some
parents’ behavior in
pars. 8–9, Statsky
risks alienating her
readers. How
effective is this part of
her argument?

17. 8. How effectively does Statsky conclude her argument?

18. Homework
MLA help
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/13/
Read: Chapter 6: Arguing a Position. 275- 279 Estrada
and Basic Features
HW Discussion #12: Answer the following questions:
1. Consider what each of the following elements
contributes to the story Estrada is trying to tell about
bullying:
--the title
--Estrada’s remembered experience of being upset by
the name “the Washington Redskins” (par. 1–2)
--the anecdote about the Native American father upset
about the practice at his son’s school of celebrating
Braves’ victories with Indian costumes and tomahawk
chops (par. 8)
2. Notice that in paragraphs 11–13, Estrada offers
hypothetical examples of team names for ethnic groups.
How do these examples support Estrada’s position?