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Assignment 3 Argument Paper: Planning Worksheet
How is Technology Changing Us?
This is your final writing assignment of the semester. You must use the three articles weve read together
this semester and construct an argument of your own that in some way responds to the question How Is
Technology Changing Us? without simply writing, Technology is changing us by
Instead must read, re-read and understand all three articles so that you can create and support your own
using the articles weve read this semester as evidence to support or challenge your ideas. The appropriate
Works Cited citations for the three articles are shown below.
boyd, danah. Why America Is Self-Segregating They Say/ I Say with Readings, edited by Gerald
Graff, Cathy Birkenstein, and Russel Durst, W. W. Norton & Company, 2021, 387-396
Fuentes, Agustin. Are We Really as Awful as We Seem Online? They Say/ I Say with Readings, edited
by Gerald Graff, Cathy Birkenstein, and Russel Durst, W. W. Norton & Company, 2021, 634-
649.
Wortham, Jenna. Has Corona Virus Made the Internet Better? They Say/ I Say with Readings, edited
by Gerald Graff, Cathy Birkenstein, and Russel Durst, W. W. Norton & Company, 2021, 587-
592.
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STEP 1 Create a Unique Title for Your Paper. (It cannot be How Is Technology Changing Us?)
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STEP 2 THESIS (Your Argument):
What do you want to prove? What argument are you trying to make? Be specific. Is technology really changing who we
arehow we think and feel, or even what we believe? Does technology itself change the ways in which we respond to
Assignment 3 Argument Paper: Planning Worksheet
How is Technology Changing Us?
people or to life in general? Is technology simply a convenient scapegoat for peoples bad behavior? Or does technology
enhance our lives and relationships? You dont have toand you shouldntanswer those questions directly, but you
SHOULD consider your answers to all those questions and more before you begin writing. Dont forget to ensure that
your thesis statement (your argument) answers questions of: How? Why? and Whats at stake, and/or for whom?
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STEP 3 CONTEXT & MAIN SOURCE(s):
As always, your FIRST move is to create the They Say of this argument? In other words, what are others (the authors
youve read this semester) saying about the argument youre making?
Use the skills and templates from Chapters 1-3 to help you. Remember: The main point(s) and/or argument(s) of the
articles youre using in this assignment will form the contextthe they sayof your argument. (NOTE: When you
write your essay, this part will come before the thesis statement in the paper, but you cannot establish the context until
you know what youre arguing.)
A good strategy here is to think about this section as if it were the Introduction to your paper. You should introduce 1
(possibly 2) author(s) and their articles in this section. Avoid introducing all 3 of your articles in this section. 1 or 2 is
sufficient.
REMEMBER: Start with a template (or combination of templates) from Chapter 1!
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Assignment 3 Argument Paper: Planning Worksheet
How is Technology Changing Us?
STEP 4 BODY: In this section, you will present, illustrate, explain, and synthesize the main points you want to make.
Use the PIES (Point, Illustrate, Explain, Synthesize) method. Make sure you are using the templates and techniques
found in Chapters 1-11 for each part. Make sure you use proper in-text citations for your quotes/illustrations. The
process is outlined below as follows:
? You will 3-5 develop main points, but you wont list them all together. Youll work through the PIES method.
These points will ultimately serve as the topic sentences for your body paragraphs and should be arguable, not
just facts. Remember: These are YOUR main points for YOUR argument, NOT the main points of the articles
youre using. Each point will develop into its own paragraph. Make sure the points youre trying to make support
your thesis statement.
? The illustrations are quotations from the articles. You will have TWO quotations for each main point. These
quotations are used to support and/or challenge your argument. As always, quotations should be explained.
Use a variety of templates from Chapter 10. The illustrations and explanations are the first part of your analysis
of the point youre making.
? Transitions help you move from one idea (illustration) to the next, and ultimately from one paragraph to the
next. Chapter 8 has good ideas about transitions, and I have included a link to a transitions handout in the folder
for this assignment.
? Synthesize your point. This is the final part of your analytical, critical presentation of your point. This is where
you bring it all together. Whats at stake in the point youre trying to make? Who is affected? Why does it
matter? Use a variety of templates from Chapters 4-7 to help you finalize your point. You will probably need
more than one template.
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Paragraph 1/Point 1.
Illustration 1a.
Explanation 1a.
Illustration 1b.
Assignment 3 Argument Paper: Planning Worksheet
How is Technology Changing Us?
Explanation 1b.
Synthesis of Point 1, Illustrations and Explanations.
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Paragraph 2/Point 2.
Illustration 2a.
Explanation 2a.
Transition.
Illustration 2b.
Explanation 2b.
Synthesis of Point 2, Illustrations and Explanations.
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Assignment 3 Argument Paper: Planning Worksheet
How is Technology Changing Us?
Paragraph 3/Point 3.
Illustration 3a.
Explanation 3a.
Transition.
Illustration 3b.
Explanation 3b.
Synthesis of Point 3, Illustrations and Explanations.
(Use the same formula as above if you have any additional point/s to make)
STEP 5 CONCLUSION:
Reinforce the main argument of the paper. Do not raise entirely new points for discussion. This is the final thought you
want to leave with the reader. Avoid saying In conclusion, Finally, In sum, etc. Craft 5-7 sentences that restate (in
different words) the thesis statement, reinforce the main points, and reaffirm the significance of your argument. Try to
direct your readers to consider the implications of what youve argued.
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Assignment 3 Argument Paper: Planning Worksheet
How is Technology Changing Us?
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STEP 6 DRAFT YOUR PAPER (including the Title and the Works Cited page)
Here is the map for putting your paper together:
? Introduction Step 3 and Step 2 (in that order) combine to form your Introduction paragraph.
? Your body paragraphs are all mapped out in Step 4. You just dont use the PIES labels.
? Step 5 is the last paragraphthe conclusion:
Start drafting your paper on the next page. Dont forget to add the Works Cited page.
