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English 1A Spring 2021 Essay #2 You will write a reader-response essay responding to one of the readings below

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English 1A

Spring 2021

Essay #2

You will write a reader-response essay responding to one of the readings below. You shouldn’t need to do any outside research, but you can if you want to. First, choose a reading that interests you. Then, pick one theme or aspect of the reading to focus on. Proceed from there. Analyze within the context of the reading.

For example, 1f choosing to write on “Live Nude Girl,” one of the themes you could focus on is body image in our society. Keep in mind that the readings have multiple themes in them but choose only ONE, and keep in mind that the shortest readings are not necessarily the easiest because there is less to work with. Once you choose a theme, you then need to come up with a thesis statement/argument that reflects your OWN opinion about that theme. Then in your body paragraphs, you need to choose quotes from the reading that support your argument/thesis. Try to limit your quotes to 1 or 2 per body paragraph because after every quote you need to EXPLAIN thoroughly why that quote is significant and how it relates back to your thesis.

Readings:

“Rock My Network” by Theodora Stites pgs. 142-148

“Prime-Time You” by John Fischer pgs. 54-62

‘An Evening In April” by Radhiyah Ayobami pgs. 129-133

“Live Nude Girl” by Kathleen Rooney pgs. 117-128

Grading Rubric:

Fully developed thesis statement (you are making a point or arguing something) 40 pts.

Fully developed body paragraphs 30 pts.

Organization (at least 5 paragraphs: intro, body, conc) 15 pts.

Grammar/Sentence Structure 15 pts.

Important Dates:

4/19 @ 11:59pm Prewrite and Rough Draft Due

4/26 @ 11:59pm Peer Review and Final Draft Due

Prewrite and Rough Draft Info: Basically, these are free points. As long as you turn something in—they don’t have to be finished—you will get the full points.