Essay #3 topics: A Raisin in the Sun/ Fences
Practice Essay #1: Technology
English 112
· PROCESS: Begin by finding a topic. Some possible topics: 1. General Consumer Product Technologies (Cars, Appliances, etc) 2. Health 3. Genetic Engineering 4. Relationships and Media 5. Music/Arts 6. Information and Communication Tech 7. Education 8. Computer Science and Robotics
· Use the PVCC Li
ary Gale Reference search and/or Gale in Context: Opposing Viewpoints database https:
www.pvcc.edu/student-services/li
ary to find articles about your technology.
1) Find an article to read on that topic.
2) Write a summary
esponse on that article, approx. 1 pg. Prewriting!
3) As you take notes on your research, answer these questions to help you create an Intro/thesis and topic sentences.
TO CREATE LEAD-IN SENTENCES FOR YOUR INTRO PARAGRAPH :
· What is the technology you are researching?
· How would you define/describe the technology?
· How was the technology built/created? By whom? When?
TO CREATE A THESIS:
· How is that technology relevant? Why does it matter? To you? To someone else?
· What is your technology?
· How would you define/describe the technology?
· How was the technology built/created? By whom? When?
· How is it relevant? Why does it matter? To you? To someone else?
4) Write a Rough Draft of approx. 3-4 pages
5) Peer Review Essay in class and revise the essay.
6) Your Final Draft should be no less than 4 pages in length. (not including the Works Cited page) THE FINAL DRAFT WILL BE DUE WHEN YOUR 2nd PORTFOLIO IS DUE (See Assignment Schedule)
· STRUCTURE & CONTENT:
1) THESIS/TOPIC SENTENCES:
1) Create a limited thesis centered on one limited technology. NOT something general like “digital recording equipment,” but something more specific:
“the technology of digital recording equipment impacts sound quality and availability.” 2) Your thesis should be supported by 3-4 topic sentences in Body Paragraphs. To create topic sentences, ask yourself “in which ways is my thesis true?” In which ways does the technology of digital recording equipment impact sound quality and availability?
2) SUPPORTING EVIDENCE: Use several quotations from the sources.
3) PROPER DOCUMENTATION: Cite your quotations and create a “Work Cited” page.
4) EXPLAIN EVIDENCE: Explain how the evidence is relevant to your thesis.
I am researching Teslas. The technology of a Tesla is very confusing but interesting. Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning invented Teslas in XXXXXXXXXXElon Musk is the CEO of Tesla. They are produced at their factory in Fremont, California and Gigafactory Shanghai. The company was named after Nikola Tesla who is known for discovering the properties of rotating electromagnetic fields. His work led to what is known as "alternating cu
ent," the form of electrical transmission still used today.
The technology is relevant because Tesla is a popular vehicle today. They drive themselves and even have an app that you can have the car drive to where you are. This technology matters because it is an electric car. This matters because it helps the earth to stay clean.