Investigate how technological advancements have influenced the themes and charac
Investigate how technological advancements have influenced the themes and characters in a contemporary novel. Select a work from the last fifty years that engages with technology as a central theme. Analyze how the author incorporates technological elements into the narrative and their impact on character development and the story’s broader themes. Use specific examples from the text to support your analysis.
Topic
Using James Joyce’s “Eveline” as your primary source, write a love letter
Topic
Using James Joyce’s “Eveline” as your primary source, write a love letter from
Eveline to Frank,
Frank to Eveline, or
Eveline to her father (daughter to father not romantic love).
Requirements
1. MLA style with Times Roman, 12 pt., double spacing.
2. Minimum 250 words. Maximum 300 words.
3. One primary source. You may use secondary sources, but you are not required to.
4. Use first person and an argumentative topic sentence.
This is a love letter, so it should look like a love letter—with “Dear So and So, … ” and perhaps you might end it with “Love, … ” Or maybe not. Be creative.
Instructions
1. Submit the first draft to Upswing and post the electronic file in Turn-It-In (Canvas ▷ Writing Assignment 1) before the deadline.
2. Conduct two peer reviews in Turn-It-In (Canvas ▷ Writing Assignment 1 – peer review). Use the peer review checklist available in the system.
3. In the final version, address all feedback received from both Upswing and peer review. Post the electronic file in Turn-It-In (Canvas ▷ Writing Assignment 1 – final) before the deadline.
Post the outline and the Upswing report on Discussion.
Detailed Instructions
This assignment has several steps. Please check the Class Schedule to know the due date for each step.
1- Prewriting:
Brainstorm ideas to decide which one of the three options you will write about.
Write the different ideas in a cluster form to see how many sub ideas you can come up with.
Choose the option that you feel emotionally connected to.
Write three topic sentences about one, two, or three of the options.
Your topic sentence should be argumentative. You argue why you did something, or why you should have done something, and the reasons you did not do it.
Comment on two other students’ topic sentences.
2- Outline:
Write all ideas pertaining to your chosen topic sentence.
Put all your ideas in an outline format. Follow the example on Canvas under Week 3.
Revise your outline.
Submit your outline on Canvas > Writing Assignment 1 Outline
Comment on another student’s outline.
4- Write the Draft:
Write your draft.
Do not use second person.
Submit on Canvas ▷ Writing Assignment 1 Draft. I will not accept late submissions even if the system accepts them.
Submit to Upswing.
5- Write the final version:
Use the feedback from the Upswing report to edit your assignment.
Before the deadline, submit the electronic files of the final version to Turn-It-In via Canvas ▷ Writing Assignment 1 Final.
Take a screenshot of the submission receipt. Keep it in your records until the end of the semester.
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