Class #15: Post 2 of 2: Wednesday, October 28, 2015: Formal Essay #3 Draft due Monday

Formal Essay #5: Argumentative Essay DUE MONDAY for both classes

Your next formal writing will focus on creating an argumentative essay based on The Atlantic article about teens and sexting.

First, let's familiarize ourselves with the basic components of good argumentative writing:

• The claim (that typically answers the question: “What do I think?”)
• The reasons (that typically answer the question: “Why do I think this?”)
• The evidence (that typically answers the question: “How do I know this is the case?”).

I encourage you to describe your own personal experiences and positions on the subject (please do not feel the need to expound personal truths that would sacrifice your privacy), but as opposed to the author of the article, your claim should reflect your unique perspective as a young person or a student. 

Also feel free to focus on what the writer got wrong about your generation. Is this an over-reaction? An under-reaction? Do you agree sexting is more prevalent than ever? Why or why not? Or is this notion the over-reaction of older people? Specifically cite this article as well as least one or two other sources you find on your own.


Assignment will be at least three typed pages. It must contain a works cited page in APA format.

Develop a claim based that advances a particular stance about, solution for or reason why sexting has become such an epidemic. 

Then back that claim with good evidence as discussed in class and in the videos we viewed this week.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Be safe!