Category: English

On a doc, include the following information:

• Your topic
• Your stance on the topic
• Your reasoning/supporting arguments
• Your call to action: what should readers DO?
• Counter-arguments you know of
• What research sources you plan to use (provide a preliminary list of your 3 sources with full citations)
• What questions you hope to answer with research

Step 1:

Watch the 60 Minutes Segment:

• Watch both parts of the “60 Minutes” segment on Ronald Cotton and Jennifer Thompson. This is a legal case that happened right here in NC, and resulted in legal changes in how you will be interviewed by law enforcement. This can typically be found online through streaming services or on the official “60 Minutes” website.

Step 2:

Research and Understand the Concepts:

• Review key concepts related to memory, including false memories, the malleability of eyewitness accounts, and the psychological factors that can affect testimony.
• Look into relevant research studies and psychological theories that pertain to memory accuracy and witness reliability.

Step 3:

Create an Informational Flyer:

• Target Audience: Judges and juries.

Content Requirements:

• Overview of False Memory: Explain what false memories are and how they can form.
• Eyewitness Testimony: Discuss the reliability of eyewitness testimony and factors that can influence its accuracy.
• Implications for the Justice System: Highlight how misunderstanding these aspects can lead to wrongful convictions.
• Practical Tips: Provide guidelines for judges and juries to help them assess the reliability of eyewitness testimony and understand the limitations of memory.

Design and Presentation:

• Your flyer should be visually appealing and easy to read.
• Use clear headings, bullet points, and infographics where appropriate.
• Include references to relevant studies or expert opinions to support your points.

Submission Details:

• Format: The flyer can be created digitally (using tools like Canva, Adobe Spark, or Microsoft Word) or designed on paper and scanned.
• Length: The flyer should be concise, fitting onto one page if possible.
• Submission Method: Upload your flyer to the courses online platform or submit it to the instructor as directed.
• Submissions will be evaluated by Turnitin for plagiarism and the use of AI. Any file types that can’t be evaluated will need to be reformatted.

Evaluation Criteria:

1. Accuracy of Information: Correctly presents psychological concepts related to memory and eyewitness testimony.
2. Clarity and Organization: Flyer is well-organized and communicates ideas effectively.
3. Visual Appeal: The design is professional, engaging, and suitable for the target audience.
4. Practicality: Flyer includes actionable advice for judges and juries.

You are encouraged to use the following resources:

• 60 Minutes segment on Ronald Cotton
• Articles on false memory and eyewitness testimony
• Psychology textbooks and academic papers on memory and legal psychology

Example & Support

1st part – https://youtu.be/u-SBTRLoPuo

2nd part – https://youtu.be/I4V6aoYuDcg

Make Original draft without flagging Al

Guide for Argumentative Essay

I. Introduction

• Hook: An engaging opening (quote, question, fact).
• Background Information: Brief context on the topic.
• Thesis Statement: Your main claim and roadmap for the essay (e.g., “Kids benefit greatly by owning and caring for a pet.”)

II. Body Paragraph 1: First Major Point

• Topic Sentence: Introduces your first supporting argument.
• Evidence: Facts, statistics, examples, or quotes.
• Explanation/Analysis: How the evidence proves your point.
• Closing Sentence: Do one of these things here.: Reword the topic sentence, write a transition sentence to introduce the next point, or simply write a sentence that closes out the paragraph as you would do when talking.

III. Body Paragraph 2: Second Major Point

• (Same structure as Body Paragraph 1, focusing on your second key argument).

IV. Body Paragraph 3: Counterargument & Rebuttal

• Counterclaim: Acknowledge a valid opposing viewpoint.(Dont use because in this sentence. Example: Some people believe that kids are not responsible enough to own a pet but this is simply not true.
• Rebuttal: Explain why your argument is stronger and refute the counterclaim with evidence. Example: Learning to care for something that can not care for itself can help a kid be a better person.
• Closing sentence(s).

V. Conclusion

• Restated Thesis: Rephrase your main argument in new words.
• Summary: Briefly review your main points. Change the wording of your topic sentences. DO NOT INTRODUCE ANY NEW POINTS HERE. This is a recap of what you already said.
• Final Thought/Call to Action: A lasting impression, future implication, or what the reader should do.

Essay #2 Due March 19 (3000 words) English 2033E, Fall/Winter 2025-26 For this essay, you have two options: Compare THREE works from the course*. OR Compare TWO works from the course* and incorporate research into your paper, making reference to secondary criticism on the works you have chosen and/or incorporating relevant sources from other disciplines (such as psychology, sociology, history, etc.). If you choose this option, its up to you how many sources to include; the key is to use these sources in a way that enriches your essay by providing a vocabulary, context, or opposing point of view that serves to enhance and clarify your own argument. The purpose of the research is to shed light on the texts; the main point of your essay should still be to prove a thesis about what the texts have to say about an issue, supported by ample textual evidence from the primary texts. With this option, its important to use reputable academic sources; you can use the Western Libraries website to search for online materials that will fulfill this requirement. In either case, you may choose any texts on the syllabus* except for the one you wrote your first essay on, so if you wrote about fairy tales (traditional or revisionist) for Essay #1, you may not use any fairy tales (even new ones) for this essay, and if you wrote on Alices Adventures in Wonderland for Essay #1, you may not write on Through the Looking Glass for this essay. If you include fairy tales in this essay (traditional or revisionist), they count as ONE text, and must be compared to one or two other texts. As with Essay #1, you are expected to develop a specific thesis, along with several supporting arguments. Because this is a comparative essay, you should use these supporting arguments as opportunities to compare the novels youve chosen in relation to a series of topics related to your thesis. Do not discuss each book in turn; instead develop supporting arguments that allow you to compare the texts side by side. Your thesis may focus on an idea common to the texts you have chosen (a similarity thesis). Alternatively, you may wish to focus on a point of conflict or disagreement (this may require you to create a 2:1 opposition, with two texts sharing a common ideology and the third expressing an opposed view). Both types of thesis can work for an essay of this kind the key is to develop an idea that would strike a reader as surprising, controversial, or new. In any case, your primary task is not to indicate how alike or different the texts are but rather to assess whether they agree or disagree with one another in what they have to say about an issue. TOPICS (Choose ONE): 1) Houses: Houses are an important setting in several texts on this course. Consider the significance of the size, layout, and/or location of the houses where the characters live in the texts you have chosen. You may wish to consider houses as confining domestic spaces, sites of mystery and exploration, and/or indicators of wealth and status. 2) Sibling Relationships: You may wish to consider what factors make sibling relationships tense or harmonious and/or how birth order influences personality. You might also focus on the effects of being an only child. 3) Self-Interest: You may wish to examine this topic in terms of economic behaviour, ethics, gender norms, or relationships, considering whether self-interest is represented in the texts as dangerous, inevitable, unhealthy, and/or unfeminine. You may also wish to examine this topic in terms of childhood development, examining the extent to which children are represented as egocentric and how/whether they overcome that trait. 4) Food: In several of the novels on this course, food is central to the plot: characters eat forbidden foods, seek to control their food intake, or cope with adversaries who limit their access to food. Examine the representation of food, considering its political, social, and/or psychological significance. *You should select your texts from the ones listed in the syllabus by author and title. The picture books discussed in class during the week of February 10-12 are not eligible for inclusion in the essay. – Do not write about Little Women – Can do 3 texts – When developing the thesis, see if texts are agreeing or disagreeing each other – There can be a foundation of agreement between books that are very different What is the text agreeing on Writing a comparative essay: – Hold off on writing a thesis as you might make it too simple Step one: Find a common ground between the books youve chosen (find many shared elements Step two: Pose an open-ended question Step three: Gather evidence Reread the texts Look for quotations (create a document) Support both sides Step four: Develop a thesis Step five: Develop 3-4 supporting arguments – 3000 words and 9-11 paragraphs Formats: Introductory paragraph (title of the book, what you’re looking at, leading up to your thesis – thesis sandwich (state it, summarize your supporting points, come back to it)) Opening sentence compares all three of the novels with a shared topic Explicit statement that helps the reader understand what is going to be talked about For each section; opening sentence and then talking about the 3 arguments to that point (ex; book one PR, then LYR, and then wildthings)

After defining, discussing, and identifying what makes one effective, you have a developing understanding of literacy narratives. Your second major project asks that you synthesize multiple sources to create an argument. Your sources for this synthesis will be at least three literacy narratives, the first of which is your own from Module Zero. Go back to your diagnostic essay about a learning experience you struggled with or a letter to a teacher or a text that shaped you.

Now, decide what big ideas you focus on: did you write about resilience? Trial and error? Surviving timed tests? Choose two or three themes and search for them in the

Identify which literacy narratives you will synthesize (at least three and no more than five including your own).

Share the MLA citations for the narratives.

Summarize each narrative

Identify at least two commonalities that the literacy narratives have.

Identify at least two differences among the literacy narratives

Share a working thesis for your literacy narrative synthesis (for help with this,

You can find specific prompts to help you).

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Initial posts should be at least 100 words. Replies should be at least 75 words. Reply to at least two of your classmates.

Read at least one of their literacy narrative choices and find one commonality or difference that they did not point out that you notice. What do you think is one claim they can probably make based on their thesis?

This is a two part discussion post

Part 1: Effective Design Strategies

What do you think the most effective design strategies are, and why do you think that? Can you remember some outstanding graphics from advertising, posters or brochures?

Part 2: Enzymes

There are many different analogies for describing the way that enzymes work. For this discussion, develop your own analogy to describe the way that enzymes work. You may choose to develop an analogy that explains the way that enzymes interact with their substrates, or you may choose to pick a different aspect of enzyme mechanics. Include an outside source with your post.