Specifically, you will complete the following:
• Select a topic question from the topic list. Click here for the topic list.
• Identify and use at least 1 invention or prewriting strategy (mind mapping, brainstorming, listing, freewriting, etc.).
• Develop a thesis statement and 3 strong supporting subtopics.
• Create a topic sentence outline (scheme strategy).
• Prepare a first-draft essay.
Note: Your submission should be double-spaced with 12 point font and 1" margins and include your prewriting, outline, and 500-word-minimum first-draft essay.
ENGL106: Part 1 Topics 1
• Are cell phones dangerous?
• Do cell phones create a barrier to social connections?
• Does a public school's enforcement of school uniforms limit freedom of expression?
• Are students being tested too much?
• Can school violence be controlled with law enforcement cameras?
• Does class size affect learning outcomes?
• Are law enforcement cameras an invasion of privacy?
• Are the various technological advancements in health care from individuals researching their own symptoms on the Internet to the extensive use of medical tests in diagnosis causing a gap in personal patient care? Why or why not?
•Is Web access to medical diagnoses and prescriptions creating unsafe medical practices?
• Do states that legalize marijuana cause conflict with nonlegalized states?
• Can digital art be considered fine art?
• Are new digital applications negatively affecting artists, designers, and photographers?
• Are actors and professional athletes paid too much?
• Are personal Web pages now obsolete?
• Is social media negatively or positively affecting professional writers and journalists?
• What are the consequences of corporations legally conducting unethical practices?
• Are tattoos appropriate in the workplace?