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EOC Essay: Blended WritingFor the EOC essay, you will be given two sources to base your writing on. Sometimes the sources will be fiction, sometimes they’ll be non-fiction, and sometimes you’ll have one fiction and one non-fiction. The test will give you a prompt, and you’ll be expected to answer it in essay format, using evidence and arguments from both sources to back up your thesis.In addition to standard essay expectations (spelling, grammar, transitions, word choice, flow, etc), you will also be graded on your ability to blend the three different genres of writing.Three Types of Writing: Argumentative – evidence that supports your thesisExpository – your own point of view, commentary on how evidence supports your thesisNarrative – a personal or made-up story that illustrates a point you’re trying to make. This works best in the introduction.Take a look at an example:Sample Essay #1Prompt: Your city council is debating whether to enact a strict “no texting while driving” law in your city and has scheduled an open meeting during which citizens may share their thoughts on the proposed law. Using a blend of two or three writing genres (choose from expository, argumentative, narrative), write the text you would read to the council at the open meeting to present your thoughts on the proposed law. Integrate material from the two sources available to you with your own thoughts and/or experiences. For the purpose of this example, the student response below was evaluated only on blending.3743325-85725Narrative – the author starts her introduction with a story that illustrates the dangers of texting and drivingArgumentative – the author has chosen a side to argue in her thesisExpository – author provides reasoning as to why the law is necessary400000Narrative – the author starts her introduction with a story that illustrates the dangers of texting and drivingArgumentative – the author has chosen a side to argue in her thesisExpository – author provides reasoning as to why the law is necessaryA young girl rides, bumping and chatting giddily in the passenger seat of a car, a special treat for her birthday. “You can see everything when you sit up her,” she giggles. She is riding with her grandmother to get dinner and celebrate, but those plans are cut short with a crash. Her bubbly words are interrupted by a shout to hold on and the world spins and twists around her. The car scrapes across the road and is propped up by the curb. Shakily the passengers realize they have made it and have to kick open a door to get out. The back seat, a place this girl would have been sitting were it not a special day, was completely crushed. This moment was the scariest one of this girl’s life—of my life. The culprit? A teen texting her boyfriend. Texting and driving is a serious problem in today’s society, and the government must take actions to protect people both from themselves and from others. By examining changing society, simple statistics, and how these translate into real life, one can see that a law must be put in place to prevent texting and driving.To understand why laws must be put in place to prevent texting and driving, one must first understand how heavily technology is integrated into society. Not owning a 377190048895Argumentative - EvidenceExpository - Makes above evidence relevant to audience by providing variety of examplesExpository – Explains why texting is problematicArgumentative - EvidenceExpository – Why problematicArgumentative – EvidenceExpository – Why problematicArgumentative – Revisit thesisNarrative – Revisit introductory narrativeArgumentative – Closing point400000Argumentative - EvidenceExpository - Makes above evidence relevant to audience by providing variety of examplesExpository – Explains why texting is problematicArgumentative - EvidenceExpository – Why problematicArgumentative – EvidenceExpository – Why problematicArgumentative – Revisit thesisNarrative – Revisit introductory narrativeArgumentative – Closing pointsmartphone of some kind today is much more of an outlier than not owning one. The article “Facts and Statistics” from states that from 2011 to 2014 the number of drivers that own cellphone went from fifty-two percent to eighty percent. This number is still growing; technology is not just a luxury anymore. Schools give out iPads so students can do their work, workplaces require presentations and the ability to use technology, ads come through the mail instead of letters. With all of the new uses of technology, cell phones and tablets are a necessity in the current world, so they are constantly on their person, adding temptation to never be bored even when driving.A result of constant entertainment at one’s fingertips is crashes, and one must see that technology use while driving statistically harms probabilities of crashing before deciding on this law. The article 4 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Text and Drive states, “Text messaging makes a crash up to 23X (times) more likely,” as well as the fact that if one is traveling fifty-five miles per hour and looks down at his or her phone or device for five seconds one will drive the equivalent of a football field without having seen the road. The dangers exist all too prominently, and somehow one’s text is more important than one’s life. It may seem obvious that using a device while driving is an idiotic action, yet not everyone recognizes this or, if they do, they do not pay attention to what they once thought. The same article says, “77% of young adults are very or somewhat confident that they can safely text while driving.” Even though common sense tells one not to text and drive when faced with facts, the intrigue of a conversation seems to outweigh logic.In conclusion, by examining changing society and simple statistics one can see that a law must be put in place to prevent texting and driving. To stop the accidents and unnecessary death from sending an emoji, the city government must pass this law. The most at danger are children and young adults, the next generation. That young girl celebrating her birthday made it but she will not think of cars the same way ever again. People are ignorant and disregard logic, so the government needs to listen in order to save our society from the dangers of texting and driving.-9525222885Steps to Write Your Essay:Read the passages first. It will prepare you for the essay prompt.Read the essay prompt. Make sure you understand what it is asking.Reread the passages, this time looking for evidence that relates to the prompt.Develop your thesis.Begin outlining on your scratch paper:First, outline your body paragraphs. Make sure you have at least two pieces of evidence in each body paragraph and sufficient commentary.Next, outline your introductions and conclusions.Begin typing your essay.Reread your essay, checking for errors and flow.00Steps to Write Your Essay:Read the passages first. It will prepare you for the essay prompt.Read the essay prompt. Make sure you understand what it is asking.Reread the passages, this time looking for evidence that relates to the prompt.Develop your thesis.Begin outlining on your scratch paper:First, outline your body paragraphs. Make sure you have at least two pieces of evidence in each body paragraph and sufficient commentary.Next, outline your introductions and conclusions.Begin typing your essay.Reread your essay, checking for errors and flow.Suggested Essay Outline:First paragraph (Introduction):Introductory narrative – this can be either a personal story or a made up scenario that illustrates your main pointBridge – connect hook to thesisThesis – What’s the point of your essay? Make sure it answers the prompt!Second and Third Paragraph (Body Paragraphs):Topic sentence – what will the paragraph be about? Make sure it relates to your thesisEvidence #1 – Pull from Source A or B. This can be a direct quote or a summary, but be sure to directly state where you got your information. (“According to the article…”)Commentary – How does Evidence #1 support your thesis? Explain your thinking.Evidence #2 – Pull from Source A or B. This can be a direct quote or a summary, but be sure to directly state where you got your information. (“According to the article…”)Commentary – How does Evidence #2 support your thesis? Explain your thinking.Fourth Paragraph (Conclusion):Begin with: “In conclusion… (reword your main ideas from paragraphs 2 and 3)”Revisit your introductory narrative to bring your essay full-circleConcluding sentence – So what? What do you want your audience to understand from your essay? What can they apply to their own lives?Try it on your own! Using the given essay prompt and sources, try outlining an essay of your own using the format below.First paragraph (Introduction):Introductory narrative: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Bridge: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Thesis: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Second Body Paragraph:Topic sentence: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Evidence #1: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Commentary #1: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Evidence #2: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Commentary #1: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Third Body Paragraph:Topic sentence: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Evidence #1: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Commentary #1: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Evidence #2: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Commentary #1: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Fourth Paragraph (Conclusion):In conclusion, ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Revisit your introductory narrative: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Concluding sentence: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ................
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