This week we are starting Essay 3. Essay 3 is going to be focused on the 2016 movie Zootopia. Zootopia is available to watch on most streaming services including Hulu and Amazon Prime. If you are unable to find a copy of it to watch, please contact me as I have copies to lend out to students.
After you have watched the movie, you will have a choice of five different readings to choose from to support your argument about the movie. On the following page, please read through the options for your secondary source and choose one.
The following are the reading/secondary source choices for Essay 3. After perusing through your choices, please select one. On Sunday, you will need to complete and submit an Annotation Worksheet and Academic Summary for your reading choice.
“This Is Your Brain on Nationalism: The Biology of Us and Them” by Robert Sapolsky: This Is Your Brain on Nationalism.pdf
“Prejudice, Stereotyping and Discrimination” by Galen V. Bodenhausen and Jennifer a. Richeson: Prejudice-1.pdf
“At 13, I Didn’t Expect My Teacher To Be Afraid of Me” by Haneen Oriqat: At 13, I Didn’t Expect My Teacher To Be Afraid Of Me.pdf
“The Nature of Prejudice” by Gordon W. Allport: allport_Nature_of_prejudice-1.pdf
“In Tackling Bias In Policing, “Zootopia’ Veers Into The Uncanny Valley” by Gene Demby: In Tackling Bias In Policing.pdf
Objectives:Use all phases of the writing process to create a largely error free essay; avoid plagiarism; employ a variety of organizational patterns to support or advance centralideas (theses/claims).
MinimumLength: 4-6pages PickOne of the Following PromptsPrompt#1: Zootopia·RequiredResearch/Readings: Zootopia(2016), Additional Readings: “Prejudice,Stereotyping and Discrimination,” “At 13, I Didn’t Expect My Teacher To Be Afraid of Me,” “The Nature of Prejudice,” “In Tackling Bias In Policing,’Zootopia’ Veers Into The Uncanny Valley,” and “This is Your Brain on Nationalism: The Science of Us Vs. Them” Background:So far, you will have watched Zootopia and read tadditional readings, which you can use for this prompt. The film, while funny and engaging in many ways, presents certain social issues addressing the perceptions and prejudicesthat come with race, size, gender or overall identity and social expectations.·Prompt:Your task is to consider some of the social, racial, or identity issues that present themselves. Using Zootopiaand at least one of the readings, you will need to come up with your own argument about a social issue that was presented or implied. Your argument should be focused on the meaning you have taken from the article(s) and movie. Consider what we have learned about constructing aneffective argument through rhetorical strategies such as PACES and Ethos, Pathos,Logos PowerPoint to develop your own. Prompt#2: Rhetorical Analysis·RequiredResearch/Readings: Zootopia (2016) and one of the additional readings
Prompt: Your task is to preform a rhetorical analysis of one of the readings/articles attached to Zootopia.Your argument should be whether or not the author’s argument is effective or not. Please focus on the PACES elements and the all of our rhetorical strategies and analysis PowerPoints. o For example, you could argue that the author’s argument is effective because their claims employ ethos. Requirements (Successful Essays Will Include):à An introduction with a hook, background information, and a thesis with your argument about the prompt you have chosenà Use of PACES or Rhetorical Strategiesà Counter Argument and Refutation Paragraph(either your first body paragraph or your last body paragraph)0- Body paragraphs in PIE formatà A conclusion with a restatement of thethesis and final thoughts.à A Creative Title
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