Choose the essays that correspond to the approach that you think will be most useful to you in writing the Addressing Issues research essay.
1. Explaining / Extending – (online article) Mikki Kendall, “Hot Sauce in Her Bag” https://web.archive.org/web/20200422040957/https://www.eater.com/2016/2/10/10959538/hot-sauce-in-her-bag-beyonce-black-southern-identity
2. Finding Cause / Effect – Greenwell, “Why Millennials Are Weak”
3. Proposing Solutions – Zomorodi, “Hi, I’m a Digital Junkie”
INSTRUCTION:
Write a short response (at least 200 words) in which you discuss the purpose and effectiveness of the essays you read. Address as many of the questions below as you can in your response. Refer specifically to passages from at least one reading to illustrate your ideas.
Of the readings, which did you find most compelling? Why?
What was the writer’s primary purpose in the essay that you found most compelling? How did the writer support this purpose?
Which of the different approaches to addressing issues stood out to you as most useful to you as a model for how you want to write your research essay? Why?
What elements of writing (content, organization, style) and rhetorical tools (context, thesis, appeals to audience) can you take away from these readings to use in your own writing?
