Requirements:
The commentary provides a writer with the opportunity to read a selected text or texts then respond to that text and its content. The commentary should provide a summary of the issue and a response the issue. The response should be the students opinion on the issue addressed in the texts. Students should reference specific details using direct quotes from the chosen text(s) in making a reasoned argument about the issue. Students can draw on personal experience and observations. The argument should be made using reasoning and logic, evidence, examples, and/or observations.
In an 850-1200 word essay, students will write a commentary on the topic you have chosen from above. The ideas found in the articles I assigned should help generate ideas. The essay should have a narrow focus and not be a commentary that tries to respond to the entire topic and all the ideas it covers; choose a specific angle to take on the topic. It should be typed, in a standard 12- point Times New Roman font, double spaced, with 1-inch margins and in MLA format. If you are responding to an issue from a specific text, you will need to cite that text in order to support your opinion. Therefore, you will need to use proper MLA in-text citations and include a properly formatted MLA works cited page.
To help students get started, here are some questions to consider. Students can also consult the Commentary chapter found in the textbook, CrossCurrents. These questions are not meant to be a checklist for the essay. Rather, students might address one or more of the questions or none of them at all.
What do you have to add to the conservation surrounding the issue?
Do you have personal experience relevant to the issue?
Why is the issue important?
Who is affected by the issue?
What are the different theories and ideas about the topic?
What is the disagreement causing tension in the conversation surrounding the topic?
What might others learn or take away from this conversation?
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