ENG 105 (ENG105)

ENG 105 Topic 5 DQ 3 Provide a sample in-text citation that you plan to use in your evaluation essay you are currently writing. Use one of the head/body/tail combinations from our textbook (Chapter 2). Then create a second citation for the same source, but use a different head/body/tail combination. As the week progresses, comment on your class mates' in-text citations. Do you think they were cited correctly? Why or why not? How do different patterns create different impressions about...

ENG 105 Topic 4 DQ 1 Your next major assignment is the review essay. For this assignment, you will need to select a website related to ADHD/ADD and then compare the site to a set of criteria. View the tutorial on the GCU Library website titled "Evaluating Websites." Take notes about the five criteria while you are watching it. Which three of the five criteria do you find to be the most important? Do they seem like enough to evaluate a website? How would you define each criterion? ...

ENG 105 Topic 3 DQ 2 Writing an essay can be divided into at least three main parts—the introduction, the body, and the conclusion. Looking further into the essay, the thesis statement can be implicit (implied) or explicit (a line can be drawn under it).Depending upon the length of the essay, the introduction might be more than one paragraph, but the thesis statement should generally appear at the end of the introduction. Body paragraphs follow, and each has its own unique topic sentenc...

Topic 2 DQ 1 Look again at the CDC's Web page about ADHD. In 150-200 words, please analyze the document’s purpose and audience. Who, for example, is the CDC's audience? What are the CDC's beliefs about ADHD, and how does the CDC's Web page relate itself to those beliefs? Why would the federal government post a Web page about ADHD? What role does the general public expect the government to play regarding disorders such as ADHD? During the week, go back and read some of your classma...

ENG 105 Topic 6 DQ 1 Do some research to identify a trend, event, or a policy related to ADHD. If you look on news websites, you can identify and discuss what reporters are currently writing about ADHD. If you look at the policy statements by institutions such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( During the week, go back and review your classmates’ posts and discuss similarities and differences between your response and your peers’ responses. After making so...

ENG 105 Topic 5 DQ 1 Go back to your readings in Chapter 4 of the text on bias. Reread the information to help you answer this question. Remember that bias can be found on a website. View the website noted here: What indications do you have that the site is biased or not biased? List three things that appear to make this site biased or unbiased. Finally, based on the criteria you have been learning about websites, do you believe this site is true and honest, or does it have an agenda? H...

ENG 105 Topic 6 DQ 2 What are some of the causes or consequences related to the trend you identified earlier this week? (Or, if you posted something about a policy or event, what do you see as the causes or consequences of those?) Who (or what) do you think is responsible for the problem, or who (or what) deserves credit for solving some part of the problem? During the week, review your classmates’ posts and discuss similarities and differences between your response and y...

ENG 105 Topic 7 DQ 2 It is important to distinguish between your perspective and other perspectives regarding your commentary topic. What are some of the other perspectives you see? Summarize them briefly. Next, summarize your own perspective. In what ways does your perspective differ from other perspectives? Why is your perspective different? A few of the other perspectives I am seeing regarding my commentary topic of the abuse/misuse of ADHD medications by college stude...

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