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PART 1

Overview

In this Module, we have been looking at the parts of essays because we will be working on our first rough draft for an essay next week–Woo Hoo!

Last week, we looked at the topics of Artificial Intelligence Applications in Education in a Discussion and a Journal; this subject is one of our choices for the first essay. This week, we are going to look at another possible topic for the first essay, Technology Addiction. It is my hope that by reading and writing on these topics, you will have engaged in some prewriting, which will ultimately prepare you to start your rough draft next week.

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Instructions:

To begin this assignment, compose your Journal 6 answering the following prompt:

1. Read Dean Burnett’s ““
2. After you finish the essay, make a list of the points and the number of the paragraph where you find the points.
3. Then offer your response. What do you think of the claims? The answer should be a thesis statement.
4. After you have made your claim, offer a quote with analysis or a summary (their ideas in your words). Once you do that, give the in-text and bibliographic citation for the “incorporated” material. (John Lockwood/Unsplash)

Write your answer in a short paragraph (100-200 words).

Submission

You may submit/upload this assignment as a .doc, .docx, .pdf, or .txt file.

When you have composed your Journal, name and save your document, then upload the file by selecting “Submit Assignment.”

Grading

Please see the grading rubric for this assignment below. If accessing this course by using the Canvas Student App, you will not see the icon. Instead, please use the menu to locate the rubric.

PART 2-

Overview

Woo Hoo! It is our first research step!

Step 1 for your research paper is Finding a Topic, and it consists of four brainstorming activities. Of all of the research steps we complete, it is the most creative, so try to have some fun with it! Once you declare your topic, you are not “stuck” with it; it you want to change it, you can. We just need to get started on something.

Remember to use the and , to help you fine tune your research topic.

NOTE: You will need to to access Opposing Viewpoints.

Instructions:

There are 4 parts to Step 1, and they are listed below:

1. List any 10 topics about which you are willing to research/investigate further.
2. Narrow your 10-item list to your 3 favorite ideas and Draw 3 clusters–1 cluster for each of your chosen topics (see the student Sample Step 1 for a sample).
3. From your 3 clusters, choose 1 topic and complete the “.” (download or open the pdf, fill it out, and attach to your assignment).
4. Write a small paragraph (4-5 sentences) about your topic:

• What is your topic?
• Why did you choose this topic?
• What do you already know about the topic?
• What is your research question (what are you trying to prove)?

TIP: See a former student’s

Submission

You may submit/upload this assignment as a .doc, .docx, .pdf, or .txt file.

NOTE: For assistance with uploading multiple documents or files to the same assignment (for instance, Step 1), check out this helpful page from .

When you have composed your Journal, name and save your document, then upload the file by selecting “Submit Assignment.”