Formatting: All papers should be double-spaced and use the proper MLA heading and formatting.All papers should have a Works Cited page and should properly document the sources in-text with proper punctuation and parenthetical references.

Grammar: All essays should make use of proper grammar and punctuation.

Content: All essays must be THESIS oriented. All quotes and information should be in the paper to support or introduce the thesis. A thesis sentence encapsulates the main idea and is not the same thing as a forecasting statement, which tells what you will talk about and indicates the structure your paper will follow. A thesis is required; a forecasting statement is not required, though it can enhance the paper. As well, the thesis and forecast can be combined into one statement. Although your book states that a thesis statement may ask a question, for the purposes of this class, in which your writing is driven by analysis and/or argument, your thesis should be an assertion, not a question. You should underline, bold or italicize your thesis statement in your paper. Failure to do so will result in the deduction of a letter grade.

Essays must have original titles. Do not use the tile of the work you read as the title of your paper. Do not underline, bold, use quotations around, or in any other way embellish your title visually.

Word count does not include headers, works cited page, or other material that is not part of the main text of the essay.

Organization: Papers should contain multiple paragraphs, and should be able to look at every single paragraph in your paper and clearly see how it supports the thesis. A topic sentence for each paragraph that refers back to some aspect of the thesis can help keep you on track with this.

Style: All papers should be written in an engaging style that promotes human interest.

A pet peeve: Do not use any Webster’s Dictionary Definitions, define terms or provide information your audience already knows.

Critique/Analysis Essay

Using the guidelines and model set forth in PCI 1.4, write a 750 word Critique/Analysis Essay of one of the essays we have read so far in the Homelessness & Poverty, Bioethics, or Music & Video Games chapters. Your essay should also incorporate synthesis of at least one other source for support. You should follow the 5 part model of 1) Introduction 2) Summary 3) Analysis 4) Response 5) Conclusion. You should include at least one long (block) quote that is properly indented, one paraphrase, and one short quote, all of them properly formatted.