After reviewing the three sample essays provided, answer each of the following questions in a focused paragraph. (Note: While Sample Essay 1 offers you an annotated model for MLA formatting, the other two are formatted correctly and can be used as models, as well.)
How did the three essays make use of their source material? Was it effective in all three? Were there sources that could have been used more effectively?
How did the essays organize their content? Did you have a clear sense of the argument and of the relationships among the different paragraphs in each one? If so, how did the writer achieve this? If not, why not?
Which of the three essays seemed the strongest to you? Why? Which seemed the weakest? Why?