Now that you have read the essay for this assignment (Read “On Coronavirus Lockdown? Look for Meaning, Not Happiness”) write a summary of Emily Esfahani Smith’s main idea, and then create an argument as to why you agree or disagree. In addition to your introduction and conclusion, you should have one paragraph of summary and three paragraphs of REASONS and EXAMPLES of why you agree or disagree. At least one of these paragraphs needs to include an OUTSIDE SOURCE to help support your argument.
Narrowing Down Your Topic: You need to narrow down your topic to a specific list of reasons why you agree or disagree. If you want, you can agree with a part of the article and disagree with another part, but you have to be very clear about which parts are which. You can agree with her because of the quality of her ideas and/or the quality of her argument.
Requirements:
6 Paragraphs with a minimum of 1,250 words
Introduction
1 paragraph that summarizes the article using only 1 quotation.
3 paragraphs that argue why you agree or disagree with Smith. Each of these paragraphs should interact with Smith’s article, summarizing or quoting part of her ideas, and one of the paragraphs should also use an outside source. This can be one of the articles that we’ve already read for this class or an outside source.
Conclusion
A works cited page for the Smith article and ONE other source
A thought-provoking thesis that draws a conclusion about why you agree or disagree with the author’s main idea
