Essay #3 on Doublespeak
Essay 3
- Due Sunday by 11:59pm
- Points 100
- Submitting a file upload
- Available Mar 24 at 12am – Apr 14 at 11:59pm 22 days
Essay TopicSometimes in our lives we find ourselves in sticky situations where we choose to use doublespeak. What kinds of situations would these be and why would we choose to use doublespeak to get out of them? |
Instructions
- Discuss this question in an essay of 1000 words. This word count does not include your name, etc. on the first page, nor the Works Cited page. It only includes the content of your essay.
- Type your essay in MLA format. Review this in Module 1.
- Provide 2 in-text citations of information from only the readings and videos provided in this module [no other sources allowed] in MLA format. This is explained in Module 5.
- List your citations in MLA8 format on the last page of your essay in Works Cited.
- The title Works Cited is centered and typed just like that. No quotation marks, no underlining, no bold.
Citing Pages and Videos in MLA format
Put the page numbers [or the location numbers if you are using the digital version of the textbook] where your examples are from in ( ) in MLA format. This is an in-text citation. So if you have an example from page 139, your example will be cited in your answer like this: (139), not (pg. 139), not (page 139), not (Pg. 139), not (p. 139).
To cite the video, just use the video title in short form:
(“Doublespeak”)
Citation Format for Works Cited
Here is the format for the citation for this essay that you will list in Works Cited:
Lutz, William D. “The World of Doublespeak.” The Brief Bedford Reader, 13th ed., edited by X.J. Kennedy, et al. Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2017, pp. 347-354.
Here is the format for the citation for the video of William Lutz that you will list in Works Cited if you choose to cite it in your discussion:
Lutz, William. “Doublespeak.” YouTube, 14 Sept. 2014, www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fub8PsNxBqI
You may not use any additional sources. You may only use the posted essay by William Lutz and the embedded video interview of William Lutz.
File Upload
Upload your essay in either .docx or .pdf format.
Do not upload Google Pages/Docs because they won’t open. If you submit your essay as Google Pages/Docs, you will initially receive 0 which may be changed, but you will have to contact me about it.
Rubric
Essay 3 (2)
Criteria | Ratings | Pts | |||
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeContent & Development–1000 word minimum |
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50.0 pts |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeIn-Text Citations |
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10.0 pts |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeProofreading/Editing for grammar, spelling, missing words, punctuation |
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10.0 pts |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeMLA Formatting, pagination header, MLA format date, In-text citations, Works Cited |
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20.0 pts |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeUse of Cited Sources |
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10.0 pts |
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Total Points: 100.0 |