10th Grade
Final Exam Essay
Please respond to the prompt below. Typed Paper due 5PM
Sunday to turnitin.com. Cal
State Rubric for Argument will be used for grading.
VIvek Wadhwa believes that, “the human mind can
not keep pace with the advance that computers are enabling”. Is Wadhwa correct? After reading the Article “Laws and Ethics Can’t Keep Pace with
Technology”, write an essay in which you discuss the problem and argue
whether Waddhwa is correct or incorrect. Support your position with at least three pieces of evidence
from the text. Make sure you
address the potential counterarguments. You may also conduct research or use prior knowledge to
support your claim. Provide an MLA
format Works Cited List for all texts. Use parenthetical citations for facts
and statistics that are not “common knowledge”.
Be Sure To:
· Clearly and concisely state your argument/thesis
· Clearly and concisely state at least three reasons with relevant
textual evidence, making sure to explain how your evidence supports your claim
· Include a counterclaim with a rebuttal and supporting textual evidence
· Use precise language and vocabulary
to inform or explain your topic
· Establish and maintain a formal
style
· Provide a concluding section that
follows form and supports your explanation
· Cite your sources using MLA Format
Work with a partner to
analyze the task to determine what you will need to do to successfully complete
it. Highlight or underline each element or step of the task you need to
consider, using a different color for each element. Once you have color-coded
each element of the task, create an “I will” statement to address what it is
you will do to address each element of the prompt.
I will have
read ______________________________________. (Yellow)
I will write a ____________________________________________(blue)
I will write a ____________________________________________(blue)
I will address
the question (whether ____________________________________________________).
(Pink)
I will argue
either for or against ___________________________________(or to what extent we
should have that expectation). (Red)
I will use
evidence from the texts
_______________________________________________ to support my argument. (Green)
I will address the
counterarguments. “Others may think that_________________________
___________________________________________________________________(Black). I will
provide _________________________________________________________throughout my
paper and a ___________________________________________________list at the
end (Purple).
