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Directions:  You will be doing a modified version of IMALS page 13. Look at the

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Directions:  You will be doing a modified version of IMALS page 13. Look at the

Directions:  You will be doing a modified version of IMALS page 13. Look at the example, which is both at the bottom of the page and in the hyperlink.  After the Logical Fallacies Lecture #2: Bandwagon, Slippery Slope & Loaded Language, you will follow up with this assignment. The purpose of this assignment is to increase your comprehension of the words so that you will do well on the quiz. You will do this assignment after each Logical Fallacies lecture. As always, type in MLA format just like the example shows. 

Prompt: You will write an argument essay that answers the following question: Wh

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Prompt:
You will write an argument essay that answers the following question:
Wh

Prompt:
You will write an argument essay that answers the following question:
What is a specific problem that exists at Cerritos College, and what is an effective solution to this problem? *
* NOTE: If you currently attend (or previously attended) another college, you can write about a problem that occurs at that college instead.
You will identify a certain problem that students encounter at the college (for example, parking problems, textbook prices, construction noise, etc.).  You will explore how and why this problem negatively impacts students.  Here are some questions to consider: How long has this problem existed?  Why is it a serious problem?  In which ways does this problem negatively impact students?  Is this a well-known problem, or might people not be aware of this problem?  Does this problem impact all students or a particular group of students?  Why is it important to address this problem in a timely manner?
After you present the problem, you will then offer a solution to that problem.  Your solution must be logical and possible, and you must provide details about how this solution will be achieved and why it’ll be effective.  Here are some questions to consider: Will the solution cost money, and where will the money come from?  How long will it take to develop and accomplish the solution?  In which ways will the solution benefit students?  What concerns might people have about the solution, and what is your response to these concerns?  Why will your solution be more effective than other potential solutions?
You must use at least two academic sources in order to support and sustain your argument.  You need to analyze and interpret your sources in order to demonstrate the ways in which your sources connect to and support your essay’s thesis.
You will need to use MLA format to give credit to your sources with both in-text parenthetical citations and a Works Cited page.    For information on citing sources with MLA format, please refer to “Documenting Sources” on pages 423-443 of Elements of Argument.
For information on incorporating quotations into your paragraphs, check out the strategy of Context/Quote/Analysis.
For information on formatting your in-text parenthetical citations, check out MLA Format for Quotes & In-Text Citations.
For information on formatting your Works Cited page, check out Documenting Your Research Using MLA Style (9th ed.).
To locate sources for your essay, check out the following resources:
Talon Marks Newspaper
Cerritos College Library Databases
“Current Issues in Education” Research Guide
“College Education – Its Value” Research Guide
Structure:
Your essay should include a one-paragraph introduction that provides an overview of the problem and explains why the problem needs to be addressed.  Your introduction also needs an underlined thesis sentence that states your viewpoint on the problem and offers a clear solution.
Thesis Example:  Many students are late to class due to the lack of adequate parking spots at Cerritos College; however, building a four-story parking structure in Lot 7 will enable students to find a parking spot easily and arrive on time to class.
Thesis Example:  Students often eat unhealthy snack food due to the shortage of nutritious food options, and so Cerritos College’s student government should create a plan that encourages healthy food companies to sell their products on the college campus.
Your essay will also need several body paragraphs that offer support for your assertions.  Your support will come in the form of evidence and appeals to needs and values.  Your body paragraphs should fully explore the specific problem and its effective solution.  For more information on incorporating support for your viewpoint, please refer to the following pages of Elements of Argument:
“Evaluating Factual Evidence,” pgs. 200-201
“Evaluating Expert Opinion,” pg. 205
“Strategies for Evaluating Appeals to Needs and Values,” pg. 218
Your essay should include a one-paragraph conclusion that paraphrases your thesis and main points.  Your conclusion will emphasize the seriousness of the problem and the effectiveness of the solution.
You must also include a Works Cited page that properly identifies and gives credit to your sources.  You must use a separate sheet of paper for your Works Cited page.  (For an example of a Works Cited page, please refer to page 443 of Elements of Argument.)
Essay Format:
The Rough Draft must be at least 500 words minimum. Your Rough Draft must be typed and posted in the “Peer Review.”
Your Final Draft must include at least 1,000 words minimum of polished prose. Your Final Draft should be typed, double-spaced, and should use 12 pt. Times New Roman font.
Write your last name and the page number on the upper right hand corner of each page of your Final Draft.
The header for your essay should be single-spaced and placed in the upper left hand corner of your first page. This is the header for your Rough Draft:
Your Name
Ms. Mata
English 103
1 July 2024
ROUGH DRAFT
This is the header for your Final Draft:
Your Name
Ms. Mata
English 103
6 July 2024
FINAL DRAFT
The essay should have a title that is centered at the top of the page, below the header.
Because this is a Problem/Solution Essay, please use the third person (he/she/it/they/students). Do NOT use first person (I/me) or second person (you/your).
In order to identify typos, please proofread your essay before turning it in.
GRAMMAR, PUNCTUATION, AND FORMAT COUNT ON THIS ESSAY, so please contact me or the Success Center if you have any questions or concerns about your essay.

Egyptian Art of the Amarna Period of Akhnaten 35 points  Overview In Week 4 of o

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Egyptian Art of the Amarna Period of Akhnaten
35 points 
Overview
In Week 4 of o

Egyptian Art of the Amarna Period of Akhnaten
35 points 
Overview
In Week 4 of our History of Western Art course, we have focused on Egyptian art and architecture under the pharaohs. By the Old Kingdom period, artists and architects established standards, idealized types, and canons of representation that would dominate Egyptian artistic production for 2000 years. 
However, we also learned that during the brief reign of the New Kingdom (c.1550-1070 BCE.) Pharaoh Akhenaten c.1349-1336 BCE.), enormous changes occurred, not only in the Egyptian religion but in artistic production. In particular, the standard for representing idealized images with carefully proportioned bodies, taking part in traditional scenes of ritual or warfare took a revolutionary turn.
Based on the information and insights you gleaned from the eLearning videos, chapter readings, and other assigned research from this week’s learning module, you will discuss one work of Amarna Period art.
You will complete the assignment by researching, investigating, and commenting on the properties and characteristics of the type, in a specific work of art of your choice from the collections of the Brooklyn Museum. 
Based on the information and insights you gleaned from the eLearning videos, chapter readings, and other assigned research from this week’s learning module, you will discuss one work of the Amarna Period in Egyptian art using VoiceThread, an interactive, visual online discussion tool is a virtual classroom where we will share what we have discovered and learned about Egyptian art, and especially, the Amarna Period.
You will complete the assignment by researching, investigating, and commenting on the properties and characteristics of the Egyptian Amarna style, in a specific work of art of your choice from the Egyptian collections of the Brooklyn Museum. 
Assignment Guidelines
Part 1
Go to the website for the Brooklyn Museum (Links to an external site.).  Do a search using the keyword “Amarna.” The Brooklyn Museum contains one of the largest and most outstanding collections of Egyptian art in general, including a fine collection of some 400 pieces of Amarna period art. Most of the later works are small and fragmentary but indicate clearly the characteristics of Amarna art.
Look through the Amarna Period work thumbnails, and choose ONE work to further investigate by clicking on the thumbnail to view the full description. Be sure you are looking only at the Amarna collection.
You will need to download your chosen image to your desktop. The Download button is below the image. The Brooklyn Museum allows downloads through Creative Commons with attribution/credit.
(You may download and use Brooklyn Museum images of three-dimensional works in accordance with a Creative Commons license (Links to an external site.). Fair use, as understood under the United States Copyright Act, may also apply. Please include caption information from this page and credit the Brooklyn Museum.)
Part 2
Scroll down this page to our Class Group VoiceThread Link. Click on the supplied VT link and it will take you to our Group Class VoiceThread. Our shared Class Group Voicethread will show the title, Egyptian Art of the Amarna Period, semester, and our class section number.  Click on our Class Voicethread and listen to my instructions, which include an example of what your initial post/commentary should be like. 
You will then upload the Brooklyn Museum jpg file of your chosen work to our Class Group VoiceThread. 
YOU MAY NOT USE THE SAME IMAGE AS A FELLOW STUDENT. Be sure to check our class VoiceThread first to ensure you are not duplicating any images! You can upload your image before you complete your VoiceThread commentary about it.
Once you have uploaded your image, it becomes a separate slide in our Group VoiceThread.
You then need to create either a text, audio, or video one-paragraph (about 6-8 sentences) commentary about your uploaded work that your fellow students can view/listen to.
Next, in 6-8 sentences, comment about ONE of the other works uploaded by a fellow student. Add a new perspective on why the work looks like the Amarna period in terms of subject or style.
So, your assignment is to write a minimum of two commentaries. One about your Amarna Period work of art, and a one-paragraph response to another student’s choice of an Amarna Period work of art. Your commentaries must add value to our discussion. Do not simply say, “I agree with you.”
Check out the assignment rubric.
Step-by-Step instructions to add a slide and comment in VT:
Anyone with commenting access can add a slide to the instructor’s VoiceThread with these steps on both a web browser and the VT mobile app:
Open the VoiceThread.
Click on the postcard icon at the bottom of the VoiceThread to see all slides.
Click on the “+” button.
Opt to upload a file, record an audio slide, or record a video slide.
Finish recording or uploading that slide.
A window will pop up with a preview of what was just created.  Give the slide a title, and save.
All work will be saved automatically. Contributors can edit their own slides by hovering their mouse over the slide they created.  The pencil icon is for editing, and the trash can icon is for deleting.
What is a commentary?  A commentary refers to the writer’s evaluation or comment about something.  Synonyms for the word “commentary” include insight, analysis, interpretation, evaluation, explication, and reflection.
Respond to the following six prompts as you prepare to record/word process your one-paragraph commentary on VoiceThread.
What is the full title of the work? Give the date. 
What material is it made from? (i.e., stone, wood, ivory, etc.) What medium/technique was used? (relief sculpture, painting, inlay, etc.)
Who or what is represented?
How did the work function?
Why is the work a good example of Egyptian Amarna period art?
How is the work similar or different in look and/or function from traditional Egyptian art from the Old or New Kingdoms?

There are different things to consider when writing a creative nonfiction essay

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There are different things to consider when writing a creative nonfiction essay

There are different things to consider when writing a creative nonfiction essay as opposed to a traditional academic essay. As you read the examples in “Essay Openers,” consider the ways these writers have chosen to begun longer pieces. What are the effects of these opening paragraphs for you as a reader? What sorts of expectations do they set up for you about what might come next? Which essay openings feel most effective to you? Least effective? Why?
The other two readings in this batch explore what it means to really know a place. In “Ashtray County,” Robert Vivian writes about a specific place he has come to know, while Barry Lopez in “American Geographies” writes more generally about what it means to have a relationship to the landscapes we belong to. As you work on writing your own place narrative, how might these pieces serve as examples and/or points of inspiration for you? Do you agree or disagree with Vivian’s and Lopez’s ideas about how connections to place teach us about ourselves? What specific elements of their writings most help you understand their ideas?

Your introduction paragraph must explain why you chose the film you did and prov

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Your introduction paragraph must explain why you chose the film you did and prov

Your introduction paragraph must explain why you chose the film you did and provide a summary that ends in your thesis statement. The introduction only needs to be 5-7 sentences, including the thesis. The thesis should be at or near the bottom of the introductory paragraph.
Make sure to have a thesis encompassing all presented elements. The following is an example from the film Food Inc.:  
Made in 2008, Food Inc. is a well-done documentary that examines the problems of food production in this country, both at the production and consumption levels, and it shows how political food is in this country, even today. 
Food Inc. cannot be used for the essay since it is too old, but I will use it as an example.
As I stated previously, I want you to evaluate the film as an argument. To do that, you must explore the following in your body paragraph. 
Please note: Body paragraphs should be 6-10 sentences long. 
Who? Who is the filmmaker? What are other films they have made? Is there a familiar arc in all their films? What are their politics? Have they made those known in the film or outside the film?
Where? Where does the film take place? Does the topic the film explores only happen in that place? Why is that? 
When? When was the film made? What time frame is the film exploring? Have there been significant changes on the subject over time? Have there been significant changes on the subject since the film was released? 
How? How was the film made? Was this film low budget, or is it an expensive major studio film? What impact does that have on the viewing experience? What tools did the filmmaker use that you found effective, and what was not as effective?
The questions I ask above can be combined into two or three paragraphs. For example, many students combine the “who” and “how” together in one paragraph and then the “where” and “when” in another paragraph. Some need a whole paragraph just for the “who” questions, but they do the other three in one paragraph. There are several iterations. It depends on your movie and the subject.
The question below, though, is the bigger one, and it will require at least three body paragraphs, if not more.
What? 
What did you learn about the topic through your research? How has the argument around this topic changed (or not) and what is the implication of that? Explain.
What examples of ethos, pathos, and/or logos are used in the film? Is their use effective? Why or why not? Explain. When you discuss these terms in your essay, you need to name the term, explain the meaning, and then connect that to a specific event in the film. 
Does the filmmaker offer an opposing view to the argument they are making? If the film does not, why do you think they made that choice? What would the opposition to the film say and why? Explain.
Do you recognize any logical fallacies in the film? What are they? Explain. See my logical fallacy lecture note for more information. 
Finally, in your conclusion, you will need the following:
A topic sentence that restates the thesis but doesn’t use the same words.
Tell us where you fall on the issue, whether you agree with the filmmaker, and why or why not.
The conclusion should be 5-7 sentences long.
Essay Requirements:
Your final draft must be 1500-2000 words. Put your final word count at the end of the essay but before the Works Cited page.
The essay must be in MLA format.
You need to highlight parts of your essay as follows:
Highlight the thesis and all of the topic sentences in light yellow.  That way, I can see what you think is the thesis and which sentences you feel are the topic sentences, and then I can verify that.
Highlight all quotes, including citations, in light green. Direct quotes are often necessary and can provide a real impact; however, they should be used sparingly. An essay with too many direct quotes lacks development and will be marked as such. So, again, having that information highlighted gives a visual cue if you are using too many quotes.
Highlight all summaries, including citations,  in light blue.  I have you do this because one of the issues you need to be careful that you do not provide too much summary of the film.  As for the secondary sources, you will need to summarize, and that is fine, but you do not want too much summary, or it takes away from your ideas. Either way, highlighting in blue gives you an easy visual to see if you offer too much summary.
Highlight the following terminology in light pink: ethos, pathos, logos, opposition, and logical fallacy(ies). You just need to highlight the word leading into the definition and then the explanation. Again, I am having you do this so that you can easily visualize if you have all of the required elements.