Essay #3 on Doublespeak

Essay 3

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Essay Topic Sometimes in our lives we find ourselves in sticky situations where we choose to use doublespeak. What kinds of situations would these be and why would we choose to use doublespeak to get out of them?

Instructions

• Discuss this question in an essay of 1000 words. This word count does not include your name, etc. on the first page, nor the Works Cited page. It only includes the content of your essay.

• Type your essay in MLA format. Review this in Module 1.

• Provide 2 in-text citations of information from only the readings and videos provided in this module [no other sources allowed] in MLA format. This is explained in Module 5.

• List your citations in MLA8 format on the last page of your essay in Works Cited.

• The title Works Cited is centered and typed just like that. No quotation marks, no underlining, no bold.

Citing Pages and Videos in MLA format

Put the page numbers [or the location numbers if you are using the digital version of the textbook] where your examples are from in ( ) in MLA format. This is an in-text citation. So if you have an example from page 139, your example will be cited in your answer like this: (139), not (pg. 139), not (page 139), not (Pg. 139), not (p. 139).

To cite the video, just use the video title in short form:

(“Doublespeak”)

Citation Format for Works Cited

Here is the format for the citation for this essay that you will list in Works Cited:

Lutz, William D. “The World of Doublespeak.” The Brief Bedford Reader, 13th ed., edited by X.J. Kennedy, et al. Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2017, pp. 347-354.

Here is the format for the citation for the video of William Lutz that you will list in Works Cited if you choose to cite it in your discussion:

Lutz, William. “Doublespeak.” YouTube, 14 Sept. 2014, www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fub8PsNxBqI

You may not use any additional sources. You may only use the posted essay by William Lutz and the embedded video interview of William Lutz.

File Upload

Upload your essay in either .docx or .pdf format.

Do not upload Google Pages/Docs because they won’t open. If you submit your essay as Google Pages/Docs, you will initially receive 0 which may be changed, but you will have to contact me about it.

Rubric

Essay 3 (2)

Essay 3 (2)

Criteria	Ratings	Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeContent & Development–1000 word minimum	50.0 pts 901-1000 words–Well developed with cited examples from reading/video 35.0 pts 700-900 words–Marginally developed with vague examples from reading/video 0.0 pts 699 words or fewer–Lacking in development–no examples from reading/video	50.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeIn-Text Citations	10.0 pts 2 In-text citations correctly formatted in MLA8 5.0 pts 1 In-text citation correctly formatted in MLA8 0.0 pts No In-text citations or completely incorrectly formatted [not MLA8] or only signal phrases no ( ) citations	10.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeProofreading/Editing for grammar, spelling, missing words, punctuation	10.0 pts Mostly error free 5.0 pts Occasional errors 0.0 pts Frequent errors –little evidence of proofreading	10.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeMLA Formatting, pagination header, MLA format date, In-text citations, Works Cited	20.0 pts Pagination header, identifying information, professor’s name, course title, date, Works Cited correct MLA formatting & all same font 10.0 pts Mostly Correct 0.0 pts Not MLA format, inconsistent fonts, Works Cited not MLA format	20.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeUse of Cited Sources	10.0 pts Uses posted sources 0.0 pts Uses unapproved sources	10.0 pts
Total Points: 100.0