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2. Discuss how your argument fits into the broader scholarly discourse surrounding this
author’s work, using the work of others (properly credited, of course) to help define
and inform your own position.
3. Support all assertions with evidence from the text and, if needed, from a secondary
source.
4. Quote and paraphrase effectively.
5. Demonstrate synthesis to create your argument, crafting paragraphs which require
evidence from multiple sources to demonstrate a claim.
5. Attend to the criteria we have been using all semester: claim, organization,
development, analysis, clarity of prose and revision.
6. Provide careful parenthetical citation and a Works Cited page for all sources.

1. Identify and analyze the elements of art and the principles of design.
2. Discuss artwork using appropriate vocabulary.
3. Identify varied media associated with art processes.

I. What is the correlation between teens social media use and emotional well-being?
II. How do teenagers perceive their bodies and worth in social media?
III. How can frequent social media usage influence psychological well-being over time?
IV. How might the detrimental impacts of social media on teenagers mental health be
mitigated? What role can parental participation and education play?
V. What guidelines and procedures can be implemented to guide youngsters through
social media and safeguard their mental health?

Explain how industrialization, the institution of slavery, and reform movements affect nineteenth century Americans?

Describe social justice, the origin of social justice, the ongoing need for social justice, provide examples of social justice movements, origins of
these movements, and summarize their impact on social policy.

The response essay is expected to summarize and analyze the 3 scholarly articles.
Your summary of the articles include:
1. Description of the research problem, research question, and the purpose of the scholarly article(s).
2. Explanation of the key terms, central claim (thesis), and assumption/hypothesis of the article(s).
3. Illustration of the arguments addressed by the author to support his/her thesis.
4. Summary of the evidence the author offers to answer the research question (or explain the thesis).
5. Summary of the author’s conclusion.
In your analysis of the scholarly articles, you should:
1. Examine the logic of the author’s argument. Does it make sense to you? Why or why not?
2. Include your own voice by weighting the author’s arguments, evaluating the evidence cited by the
author, and raising critical questions.
3. Consider whether the author consider counter-evidence and counter-arguments? If he/she does, how
well does the scholarly article address the counter-evidence and counter-arguments?
4. If there is something that you believe is important that the author neglects, point it out and state what
you think its significance is.
In addition to understanding each article individually, you also need to consider the supplementary
readings with the main text collectively and think about the following questions:
1. Explain how the scholarly articles relate to one another and to the chapter in the main text (SCD)? Do
they address different aspects of an issue or formulate a problem discussed in the text chapter in
different ways? Explain how the articles relate to and “speak” to one another. Synthesize them if
you can, and if you cannot, explain what the barriers preventing such a synthesis are.
2. If the articles fall on both sides of an issue, consider where agreements and disagreements lie and
what each side’s strengths and weaknesses are. Each of the response essay is expected to summarize and analyze the scholarly articles (listed in the
“supplementary readings” in Course Schedule) assigned to ONE chapter.
Your summary of the articles include:
1. Description of the research problem, research question, and the purpose of the scholarly article(s).
2. Explanation of the key terms, central claim (thesis), and assumption/hypothesis of the article(s).
3. Illustration of the arguments addressed by the author to support his/her thesis.
4. Summary of the evidence the author offers to answer the research question (or explain the thesis).
5. Summary of the author’s conclusion.
In your analysis of the scholarly articles, you should:
1. Examine the logic of the author’s argument. Does it make sense to you? Why or why not?
2. Include your own voice by weighting the author’s arguments, evaluating the evidence cited by the
author, and raising critical questions.
3. Consider whether the author consider counter-evidence and counter-arguments? If he/she does, how
well does the scholarly article address the counter-evidence and counter-arguments?
4. If there is something that you believe is important that the author neglects, point it out and state what
you think its significance is.
In addition to understanding each article individually, you also need to consider the supplementary
readings with the main text collectively and think about the following questions:
1. How do the scholarly articles relate to one another and to the chapter in the main text (SCD)? Do
they address different aspects of an issue or formulate a problem discussed in the text chapter in
different ways? Explain how the articles relate to and “speak” to one another. Synthesize them if
you can, and if you cannot, explain what the barriers preventing such a synthesis are.
2. If the articles fall on both sides of an issue, consider where agreements and disagreements lie and
what each side’s strengths and weaknesses are.

Explain why you consider this a good example of moral failure.
Assess the ethical tensions and paradoxes in your chosen case.
Examine to what extent intersectionality of human difference (such as the intersectionality of race and gender) complicate the ethical tensions you observe.
Judge compliance issues that may have played a part in the moral failure and consider what leaders might do to prevent similar problems in the future.
When crafting the answers to these questions, please remember to integrate and cite the assigned materials as well as your own research. As you do, remember to both cite and reference them.

Write a five-page paper creating a fragment of a personal memoir that examines the dynamics of family, history, and memory present in American lives. You will create this memoir by implementing the techniques used in Bread Givers and The Woman Warrior. Think of your memoir as a chapter in your own personal version of Bread Givers and/or The Woman Warrior. You may use methods such as interweaving memoir and personal experience with fiction and myth. Your memoir must be historically accurate and well organized. You must reference any sources used to create your personal narrative with a Works Cited or References section, but no direct quotes are required as you are crafting a personal memoir.

Option II: Ethnography

Write a five-page paper creating a fragment of an ethnography that examines the dynamics of family, history, and memory present in American lives. Use chapters in Ain’t No Makin’ It and Muslim Cool as examples. Think of your ethnography as your own version of chapters in Ain’t No Makin’ It and Muslim Cool. Remember, an ethnography is defined as a providing an account and descriptive study of a particular human society, ethnicity, or culture. Gather your own information and include your own experiences in the society you are examining. Examine and describe why the ethnic, religious, and/or cultural group you are focusing on is important to American culture. You must reference any sources used to create your ethnography with a Works Cited or References section. No direct quotes are required but are heavily encouraged. When you are directly quoting from a source, remember to cite your source in proper APA, MLA, or Chicago style form.

Write an argumentative essay about physician assisted suicide that should be legal in all parts of the united states with a work cited page.

Write an argument research essay (of at least 1500 words) about the working thesis that you have been working on throughout the previous writing assignments.