You just finished reading a short essay titled “In Praise of the ‘F’ Word” by Mary Sherry.
Your assignment is to write an essay in response to only one of the two options below:
According to Mary Sherry, "We must review the threat of flunking and see it as it really is---a positive teaching tool. It is an expression of confidence by both teachers and parents that the students have the ability to learn the material presented to them" (paragraph 11).
Option 1:
Write an essay in which you agree with Sherry’s pro-fail argument. Be sure to give specific reasons why you agree with her. You must include two direct quotes from Sherry’s essay to support your viewpoint.
Option 2:
Write an essay in which you disagree with Sherry’s pro-fail argument. Be sure to give specific reasons why you disagree with her. You must include two direct quotes from Sherry’s essay to support your viewpoint.
Directions:
• Your essay must include at least three paragraphs (intro, body paragraph, and a conclusion)
• In your introduction, be sure to mention the author and the title of the article
• Include a thesis at the end of your introduction that responds to the topic you chose
• Your body paragraph(s) should have strong topic sentences
• Your body paragraph(s) should include evidence from the readings
• You can include evidence from your own experience but keep personal narrative to a minimum.
• Include two direct quotes from the article in your essay (you might put them in separate paragraphs using the quote sandwich method)
• Use signal phrases to introduce the quotations you select
• Include robust analysis to fully explain the evidence you provide
• No Works Cited page is required for this paper; just be sure your in-text citations are correct.
Your essay should be about two full pages or at least three well-developed paragraphs.
Think before you write.
Proofread after you write.
Check that you have done all the things listed above.
In short: No works cited needed.
Use signal phrase: In Mary Sherry's essay titled "In Praise of the F Word," she writes, "Quote quote" (1).
- For parenthesis and page numbers just use (1) or (2).