is google making us stupid?

August 8th, 2017

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What I am looking for:
Length: SIX FULL double-spaced, typed pages (Use Times New Roman, 12pt font and 1 margins)
Introduction stating your main argument (thesis statement) that means 1700 words NOT counting the
title, header information, and works cited page.
Proper use of examples and/or quotations from the essays and outside sources to support your arguments
(rather than just summarizing the texts)
Clarity of language (avoiding clichs, trite expressions, vague words)
Essay title
Works cited page
Note: if your essay is short of the word count, you will receive an F. If your works cited page is not done
properly, you will receive no credit for formatting, which will severely impact your grade.
Topic:
Use the They Say / I Say model to respond to this issue, for or against:
Is the Internet making us stupid?
(The use of technology in reading, writing, and learning Ch. 13, TSIS, Nicholas Carr, etc.)
Your essay should include the following elements:
A specific, argumentative thesis that takes a clear position and includes a why element.
At least three or four quotes from online news sources or scholarly articles found in the librarys
database, which are introduced and cited properly. I will accept no citations from books.
Quotes from a classmate as the result of in-class interviews that we will perform about study, reading,
and writing habits and technology.
You need not include a full naysayer paragraph, but at some point in the essay both sides of the
argument must be considered.
You must cite at least four sources (both in the body of the essay and on the works cited page): first, one
of the essays or articles mentioned above; the other three, some articles or essays in support of your
argument.http://www.thewire.com/technology/2011/07/google-making-us-stupid-and-smart-same-time/40007/(use both articles to respond Carrs article)

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