This is an Analytical Essay:
– Chosen Text/Article: Our students face a mental health crisis, and college campuses are part of the problem by Samuel Museus (16, October 2023) (The Hechinger Report)
Link: https://hechingerreport.org/opinion-our-students-face-a-mental-health-crisis-and-college-campuses-are-part-of-the-problem/
Instructions:
– Write an analytical essay in which you summarize the viewpoints of Samuel Museus and then respond to those viewpoints by arguing your own position (support position) on the topic (issues raised by the chosen article)
– Support your argument with specific, purposeful evidence from the text (the article given), personal experiences, and 2 related outside sources of your own choosing (one source must be a known new article and the other any source )
– The introduction paragraph needs to have a hook, provide background, provide a thesis
– Use direct quotes from the article provided
– Use direct quotes from the sources you find
– Use transition words
Criteria:
– Includes and balances a summary that logically connects to the thesis; Summary of the primary text is brief, specific, and captures the author’s viewpoint
– Includes a unique response that takes a clear position based on the chosen text; the response creates a personal connection to the topic
– Responds to the prompt with an effective and controlling main point (thesis) that connects to a topic selected from one assigned text
