Essay #2: Entering the Conversation

In Essay #2, write an essay that makes a thesis-based argument about education. Your essay must respond
specifically to at least one of the assigned articles from Ch. 14. You will choose the audience for your essay, but
remember: your job is to "enter the conversation" about education begun by your sources. 

Your essay should include all of the following features:

 A precise thesis, or main claim

 A clearly defined audience
 Direct quotations or paraphrases of at least 1 article from Ch. 14 of From Inquiry to
Academic Writing

Guidelines for Essay #2

Length/Due Date: approximately 800-1,000 words, due Sunday midnight Central Standard Time (CST).

Style/Format: This, as all essays in EN106, should be formatted in a standard scholarly format. (Most students
follow MLA or APA guidelines, which are outlined in Easy Writer.) No matter what format you follow, be sure to
do the following:

 Use 12 point, Times New Roman font, double-spaced.

 Use 1-inch margins top, bottom, and sides.
 Although no cover page is needed, you should include your name, my name, the course number/title,
and date at the upper left-hand corner of the manuscript.

References: Your essay must use at least one source -- the article from Ch. 14 that has begun the conversation. Most
likely, you will also refer to additional outside sources. For each source you cite or reference in your essay, include
in-text citations, using MLA or APA guidelines. 

File format: Please submit your essay as a .doc, .docx, or .pdf file. These formats are available in most word
processors, including Google Docs and Open Office, and will ensure that your instructor is able to comment on your
work.

Works Cited/References: Please create an appropriate bibliography that lists each source you cite or reference in
your essay. Use MLA or APA guidelines for your bibliography.

Titles: Include a descriptive title at the beginning of your essay that tips your readers off to your thesis. Do not
format your title with quotation marks, boldface, underlining or italics. Quotation marks or underlining are only
appropriate if the title borrows words from another source.

Deadline: Submit your final draft essay no later than midnight on Sunday at the end of this unit.

Use of essays for future courses: Please understand that your essay may be used— anonymously—as a sample for
future EN106 students and instructors unless you expressly request that it not be used. Your work, of  course, will
only be used for educational purposes.

Assessment: See the Grading and Assessment content item under Course Information.