Format: Refer to the syllabus. (Make sure you have a proper header, a catchy title, 12 pt. Times New Roman font, double-spaced, and indent each new paragraph.)
Read and annotate Kenneth Goldsmith’s chapter from Wasting Time on the Internet, “Let’s Get Lost” (handed out in class and posted to Moodle). Write an essay that accomplishes two things:
1) Identifies Goldsmith’s argument, then frames that argument within the seven requirements of successful persuasive writing handed out in class.
2) Analyze how well his argument persuades you as a reader. Do you agree with Goldsmith’s assessment regarding the Internet? Be sure to explain your reasoning through your own personal experience.
Your opening paragraph should explain your theory of argument and then transition into a thesis statement that sums up your analysis of how well the essay meets your standards. Identify the author and his essay’s title within your opening paragraph. From then on, you may refer to the author by his or her last name. The body paragraphs of the essay should address and analyze the three primary components of argumentative essays: claim, evidence, and counterargument.
You must quote at least three times from the essay in order to demonstrate your points. When you quote from the essay, do an in-text citation that identifies the page number. It would look something like this:
Goldsmith argues that the Internet has fragmented our sense of selfhood. He explains how, “Online, I am me and not me at the same time,” which I (have also)/(have not) experienced in my own screen time (19).
Since you are only addressing one argumentative essay, I do not need a Works Cited entry. Again, please identify the author’s full name and title of the essay within the first paragraph and provide in-text citations when you either quote or paraphrase from his/her essay.
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