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READ MY "Paper Topics" POST FIRST! I have specific questions I would like you to answer that are related to the paper! You don't get full credit for your post if these questions are not answered. Do NOT reply to this message. Read it and then start your own post with your own title. Thank you in advance for providing "complete" posts!**


 * Thursday March 13**

I know it was mentioned in class today that perhaps the lack of posting had to do with not understanding the assignment. But, y'all, I gave you this assignment before break, so you've had almost two weeks now to think about it, start research (which was your break homework), and ask questions if you didn't understand. I'm sensing more of an apathy here than a "not understanding the assignment." If you don't understand, it's your responsibility to ask questions. Use the Discussion Board here to ask what isn't clear. I will respond. Otherwise, you are responsible to the deadlines on this paper. The final project is, as a result, "on hold." We'll finalize this next week in class.


 * Friday March 14**

I've just finished the first draft of my Paper 2. I've posted it here for you to take a look at. I'll go over it in detail next week in class, so if you can, print a copy. I won't be providing print copies in class, but will project it from the computer. It is a work in progress, so your feedback is welcome! (I used Son of Citation Machine - works great!)


 * [[file:Sample Paper 2.doc]]**


 * [[file:Paper 2 Assignment.doc]]

ENG112 / Hill**
 * Paper 2: Dispelling Others’ Misperceptions**
 * Point Value: 25**


 * Assignment**: Collect information (interviews, data, resources) regarding misperceptions or lack of visibility for a specific disability or issue related to disability. Write a paper which addresses and corrects the misperceptions. Inform the reader of the existence of the specific disability/issue, provide an understanding of the specific disability/issue, and call attention to the need for social acceptance of the disability/issue. Include relevant personal experience through narrative. Determine and write for a specific audience.


 * Goal**: From a developed attitude of response, tactfully address others’ misperceptions and persuade them to accept your perception and position on the issue.

Delayed, surprising reversal thesis Data and statistics 2-3 outside sources MLA Format including works cited page 2-3 pages (800 – 1000 words)
 * Specifics**:




 * Informative Essay/Surprising Reversal**
 * ENG112/ Hill**

Informative essays with surprising reversals provide the reader with new information either from personal experience or from research or both.

Surprise in this case does not mean aggressively setting out to shock your reader. Instead, remember that you are trying first to identify with your reader, draw them in, and then show them this new concept or perspective.

The surprising reversal does also not need to be a complete opposite of the common or narrow point of view your reader may hold. It can simply add to what they may already know, considering that narrow/common point of view as incomplete and you are going to add to their understanding of the topic. Rather than saying, "X is a way this topic is commonly viewed, and it's totally wrong," you can show that the view is okay, but you are going a step further with your perspective, or can offer a deeper understanding: "While X is a commonly held viewpoint that has its merits, my perspective on this topic, Y, provides a different point of view that warrants consideration."

To help shape your approach to this paper, consider the following questions:


 * What question does your essay address?


 * What is the common, expected, or popular answer to this question held by your imagined audience?


 * What examples and details support your audience's view?


 * What is your own surprising view?


 * What examples and details support this view? Why do you hold this view? Why should a reader believe you?

Remember – you are not out to convince every single possible reader. Your thesis should be one that creates thought-provoking tension and one with which others will want to argue; it should create a tension between your view(s) and one or more alternate views. Just remember that you need to support this in your writing in such a way to inform, analyze and persuade.

For Conclusions: http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/acadwrite/conclude.html

For Introductions: [|http://owl.english.purdue.edu] (search key word: introductions; click on first entry)