Value: 10% Due Date: March 12 Purpose: Draft Argument Topic: Social Media and privacy Short writing exercises can be thought of as assignments to help you with your final project. Please consider...

Value: 10%
Due Date: March 12

Purpose:

Draft Argument

Topic: Social Media and privacy

Short writing exercises can be thought of as assignments to help you with your final project. Please consider picking articles/sources that relate to your final project. It may require editing, but you may use your writing in your final project.

Directions:

According to Graff and Birkenstein (2014), a strong contribution to the academic conversation on any topic presents the perspectives of others who have written on the subject while also adding a unique perspective to the conversation. Graff and Birkenstein identify a variety of “moves” a writer can use to do this effectively. Focus on chapters 4 and 5 as you engage in this assignment.

Draft the overall argument for your course paper. This draft will be a cross between an outline and first draft. You will flesh it out and polish it later. If you prefer, you can make this a full first draft instead. Your draft should include the following aspects:

• an introduction that briefly and concisely identifies key current perspectives on the topic you have chosen along with your unique perspective (a.k.a. thesis) and the overall reasoning behind your perspective (supportable by sources you will be using in the paper; refer to your annotated bibliography) so that your reader will know what this paper is about and where you stand on the topic
• a body plan that lays out the overall flow of the paper, including selected summaries, relevant quotes, and your specific responses to later draft into a cohesive body that includes each of the following:

(Part 1) fair presentation of current perspectives, how they fit together into a whole, where there are gaps or disagreements, etc...

(Part 2) clear presentation of your argument and how it adds to the conversation, and

(Part 3) presentation of several sources supporting your argument

• a conclusion that brings it all together and reminds the reader of your argument and why it matters or should matter to them

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Formatting:

The main draft (introduction, body plan, and conclusion) should be at least 5-6 pages in length, doubled spaced, 12 point Times New Roman in Microsoft Word (doc or docx). Please provide the citation for each quote in APA style (both in text and as a reference at the end; see below for more information on APA citation guidelines).

Information on APA citation guidelines: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ http://www.apastyle.org/

If you have questions about a citation issue, or on issues of paraphrasing versus direct quotations, please visit me during office hours or set up an appointment and I will be happy to help you. Copying the work of current or previous students and claiming it as your own will not be tolerated. Further details on the university’s policies regarding academic honesty can be found at: http://www.albany.edu/undergraduate_bulletin/regulations.html