Activity: TASK 1: THREE ESSAYS You will be given different kinds of essays.

Read each and take note of the content of

each paragraph.

Essay A (Argumentative Essay)

GRADING

As students we all have been challenged to do our best. Throughout our lives we have been labeled with our
grades; in high school, the ones with low grades were left alone in misery, while the ones with higher grades were
praised as the leaders of this horse race. Then, the question that comes into mind is: is it right to categorize students,
does grading contribute to education?

It is assumed and stated in the philosophy of the current educational system that grading encourages learning
and without it students would not study. That is far from being true and expresses another flaw of our education
system. The system is based on fear: the basic motive for students to study is fear of low grades. Furthermore, because
the grades are the main criteria for passing courses, students do not study: they just develop methods of cheating. Thus,
without learning the subject, they keep passing.

Since grades received in exams are more important than learning the subject matter, all students must do to
pass their courses is memorize how a specific problem is solved. Without knowing why such a method is used, students
cannot apply their ability to solve the problem to daily life. However, they pass exams without learning why, how, or
what of the matter.

Another disadvantage of grading is that grades of a student are not updated. That means the grades of a student
for the first year of school will still be valid in the last year, whether his knowledge about the subject has improved or
deteriorated. Considering all the factors that affect a student’s exams and marks, even a small incident may have a great
impact in the long run.

Apart from these problems, which can be virtually solved by optimizing and improving the grading system, the
most important defect of the system cannot be repaired without changing the whole system. The grading system causes
inequalities, superior-inferior relations, classifications and even conflicts. It may be maintained that societies of the
modern world are structured on these basic principles, but the fact that something exists does not justify it. Moreover,
the people grown up in such an education system will not be able to see the other side of the walls or will be afraid even
to take a glimpse.

To sum up, grading students is not a good practice and should be abolished. Education, especially education
during childhood, has a great effect on one’s life. And if you bring the children up in conditions of conflict and
competition, they will look for conflicts in the future too.
http://www.buowl.boun.edu.tr/teachers/sample%20student%20essays/GRADING.htm(G. Remzi Yavuz, Adv 2004)

TASK 2. ESSAY ANALYSIS After reading the texts, analyze them using the graphic organizer below. Use keywords or
phrases from the text.
Activity: TASK 1: THREE ESSAYS You will be given different kinds of essays. Read each and take note of the content of
each paragraph.

Essay B (Informative Essay)

Most Typical Cyber Crimes

Cybercrime refers to any criminal endeavor that involves computers and computer networks. Cyber-crime
involving compromission of computer networks is commonly referred to as hacking. It persists over the computer era
threatening to jeopardize computer operations. That said, cybercrime manifests itself in many different means under
wide and narrow, severe, and light ways. The detrimental extent of cybercrime has led to establishment of units in
government security agencies to deal with the menace. Most of the concerned institutions acknowledge the potential of
harm that cyber-crime possesses to their businesses and government security operations.

Among the many typical cyber-crimes, stalking, bullying, and harassment are the most prevalent. Growth of
these evil vices enjoys facilitation by the wide accessibility of social networks in the world. It has been a source of
concern by many that teenagers are bullying others over the internet. Posting of cruel and obscene messages is the most
common form of cyber bulling in common sites like Face book and YouTube among others. Harassment occurs in the
form of other people getting access to passwords and posting information on behalf of the victim. This is a form of
impersonation. The internet also serves as a platform for criminals to stalk their victims. This occurs in the event of the
criminals getting access to the victim’s information. It is triggers concern regarding the safety of computer users.

Fraud stands out as another detrimental manifestation of cyber-crime. It threatens to render online financial
transactions unachievable. Cyber criminals often get access to personal financial details through hacking and get through
to the available funds. They also strive to access website’s databases and try to obtain customers’ security numbers that
can be used to take out loans or credit cards. The criminal act demonstrated by such actions is known as identity theft.

Spamming is a widespread cyber-crime that affects almost every individual. Spams are unauthorized emails that
are sent to a wide range of email service subscribers. They intend to lure people into giving personal information
(phishing). Some spam messages are known to carry computer viruses and worms. So annoying are the spam messages
that they threaten to ruin online email communication for many people.

Computer and Internet has made people’s lives easy. Unfortunately, there are those who use it to inflict harm to
others. Due to the nature of cybercrime coupled with the threat potential it carries, it is worth paying maximum
attention to it. The efforts initiated by computer security firms and governments can only be supplemented and stressed
enough if cyber-crime is to be suppressed.
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TASK 2. ESSAY ANALYSIS After reading the texts, analyze them using the graphic organizer below. Use keywords or
phrases from the text.
Activity: TASK 1: THREE ESSAYS You will be given different kinds of essays. Read each and take note of the content of
each paragraph.

Essay C (Persuasive Essay)

Write Your Persuasive Essay in Under 30 Minutes

School can be stressful, and so can writing a paper. There are many people out there who also procrastinate a
lot as well and need some guidance in their lives. This article seeks to be that guidance, that helping hand that you may
very well need. As such discussion will be centered on how to write your persuasive essay in under 30 minutes.

To get your paper started you need to figure out what your point is. It may very well be the hardest part of your
paper to tackle. Sometimes you will be provided what the point of your paper is by your professor, but chances are it’s
up to you to decide. If you don't have a clue, just think about the assignment. As yourself what is your professor asking
of you and draw a point from that. Once you have drummed up a question, you need to think about relevant topics
discussed in class or otherwise and turn your question into an answer that you can address in your paper. The topic
should be controversial if you are doing a persuasive paper. As such you will need to address your viewpoint on the
issue.

After you have come up with your topic, you must define your thesis statement. If your question is “Why do you
think democracy is failing” you may make your statement to be “Democracy is failing because of uneducated voters”
This makes clear what your stance in the issue is to the reader. After you have defined your thesis, you need to tell the
reader why it is you believe your argument to be correct. Since you are in a rush be short and sweet. Avoid big words
and filler sentences as they tend to make your paper look messy. You can manipulate the margins if you are worried
about the word count, but not too much as you don't want your professor to take notice.

To make your paper sound legit you will need to do a little research at the last minute. Go to your favorite
search engine and type in your thesis statement. From there choose research that coincides with what you are trying to
say and your point, and reference them in a meaningful way. If you do all these things, you will have a successful paper
in under 30 minutes.
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TASK 2. ESSAY ANALYSIS After reading the texts, analyze them using the graphic organizer below. Use keywords or
phrases from the text.