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ENGL U101- Composition I - Keefauver: Welcome

  • Assignment:
    The Critical Response is your final, capstone assignment for the course. (4-6 pages)
  • Narrow your topic:
    2024 Topics
    Preface Topics
    Suggested/Trending:
    Commonly discussed topics (avoid):
    • Viral trends
    • Hurricane
    • Climate events
    • Crying on the internet
    • Celebrity deaths
    • Polarization
    • Divided thinking
    • Us vs. them
    • Artificial Intelligence, Environmental Impact
    • Inflation, cost of living
    • Feelings about the super bowl music choice
    • Fast Fashion
    • Food Quality
    • Food Justice
    • Roundabouts and Roads in SC
    • Abortion
    • Euthanasia
    • Paying athletes
    • Cost of Higher Education
    • Lowering the Drinking Age
    • Legalizing Marijuana 
  • You must consult outside sources to develop your position, show opposing viewpoint(s), and support your argument.
    You will choose at least five academic sources from USC Upstate Library Databases (sources from Google or other Web-based search engines must be in addition to the five academic sources). These sources should be thoughtfully selected to represent key positions in this ongoing conversation.
  • You will compile an Annotated Bibliography, which should include your three sources cited in MLA format, each source followed by a paragraph summary (3-5 sentences) and analysis of the text.
  • Develop a Thesis around your topic - "a statement or theory that is put forward as a premise to be maintained or proved."

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