Directions:
1. Watch:
2. Read:
- “Nation & Race” in Monsters: A Bedford Spotlight Reader
- “Why Modern Monsters Have Become Alien to Us” by Patrick McCormick in Monsters: A Bedford Spotlight Reader
- “Inside a Murdering Mind” by Anne E. Schwartz in Monsters: A Bedford Spotlight Reader
- “Ethical Aliens: The Challenge of Extreme Perpetrators to Humanism” by William Andrew Myers in Monsters: A Bedford Spotlight Reader
3. Write a 500+ word response that uses synthesis to argue your position:
Option 1: Pick one leader either real or fictional and analyze what the leader does to make you feel safe and identify whether their leadership style is effective
- Please use one quote from the TED talk
- Please use two quotes from the reading(s)
- Your response should be 500+ words and structured like an essay.
Option 2: Pick one leader either real or fictional that is disliked or seen as flawed and play the devil’s advocate for why their leadership style is effective
- Please use one quote from the TED talk
- Please use two quotes from the reading(s)
- Your response should be 500+ words and structured like an essay.
Essay Requirements:
Ø 500+ words
Ø Hav: Name, Class, Date, Assignment, and Topic in the upper left-hand corner.
Ø A title that is not GENERIC
Ø Typed
Ø Final turned in to turnitin.com
Ø A works cited is required for all outside research & Sources
Ø Use The Easy Writer to help with citations or OWL Purdue
1. A thesis statement or controlling idea that takes a stand
2. Transitional topic sentences that are clear, provocative, and develop your thesis and provide unity in your essay
3. Body paragraphs that address the research questions
4. Some analysis of all your project
5. Strong sentences that are both grammatically correct and sophisticated
6. Use proper MLA formatting, in-text citations, and Works Cited entries. NOT having proper MLA citations will result in a 0/100 on the assignment.
7. Write in 3rd person NOT first person.
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