Central Virginia Community College E books vs Books Essay
This is the instruction how to write an essay below INSTRUCTION FOR ESSAYThe focus of this assignment is on using quotes and/orparaphrases. Essay 3 requires that you use at least two quotes or paraphrases and a correctly formatted MLA Works Cited page*. To complete this assignment, you will post yourworking thesis,a topic sentence and a body paragraph,use a quote or paraphrase in the paragraph,and create a Works Cited entry for the source used in the quote/paraphrase.EssayOption A: Some public school districts (and colleges) now purchase textbooks in electronic form. Amazon now sells more ebooks than paper ones. Predict and explain the effects of paper texts (textbooks, books, magazines and more) becoming electronic. You might find the following sources useful. "A Next-generation Digital Book" by Mike Matas (Ted Talk) "E-books Will Widen the Digital Divide" by Christopher Mims (Library database) "Books vs. Ebooks: The Science Behind the Best Way to Read" by Amy KraftNote: Some of these links will take you to Library databases. You should complete each of the steps below:Part I: Prewriting - Generating IdeasUse a prewriting strategy to generate some potential ideas for your essay. If you used freewriting for the first two essays, you may want to try to generate ideas for this cause and effect essay using another prewriting strategy: brainstorming; clustering; asking who, what, where, when,why, and how; or keeping a journal (for an introduction to all of these prewriting strategies, review Chapter 4: The Writing Process in Back to the Lake). Save the text you produced in this prewriting session to your computer or an external storage device. When you have completed your free writing, go back to the essay prompts which provide links to potential source material. Read the linked source materials for the essay prompt you chose. Make notes about any of the supporting articles or essays. After you have gotten more information about your topic, spend some time developing your ideas. Do the linked sources reinforce your position? Do they offer examples or statistics that you could use in support of your main points? Use this time to determine your focus; you should refer back to your free writing to see what ideas jump out at you. Develop a Working Thesis (for submission): Draft a working thesis statement which clearly establishes the cause and effect topic you will explore in your essay. Your thesis should also indicate whether you are addressing causes or effects or a chain of causes and effects. Type your working thesis statement.Part II: Organizing Ideas Create an Outline:Develop one formal outline for Essay 3. Clearly list the causesor effectsyou will discuss, include a strong thesis and strong topic sentences, and show how you will develop your cause and effect discussion for this essay.(Refer to pages 533-563 in Back to the Lake3RDEDITION. for more detail about using cause and effect analysis.) Back up your work. Part III: Developing a Body Paragraphwith a Quote/ParaphraseChoose one main idea from your outline and develop it into a substantial paragraph. Make sure you have a clear topic sentencefor that paragraph (both for submission).Next review the supporting text(s) you want to use for this essay (the assumption is that you have already read them before brainstorming ideas for the essay). You will need to use at least two supporting quotes or paraphrases from at least one of these texts in Essay #3. Choose a quote or write a paraphrase that supports the point your topic sentence makes. Be sure to use an a technique to integrate the quote or paraphrase and to include the in-text citation. (See example below.)Use your quote or paraphrase in the body paragraph you are working on.Next, copy the bibliographic information for the source of the quote or paraphrase and paste it below the paragraphBack up your work! Paraphrase Example Thesis:Children expect parents to take care of them as a unit. When parents divorce, they violate that trust, and children suffer. Topic Sentence:Some girls whose parents divorce become promiscuous because their self-esteem is lowered. Paraphrase:Zinsmeister calls this the "sleeper effect" of divorce (21). *Please note: Only include the sources you actually use in your essay.DUE Saturday 07/4/20@11:59 Where do I submit my work? After you draft your work and save it to your computer or an external storage device, copy your working thesis, topic sentence, the entire body paragraph with an integrated quote/paraphrase, in-text citation and Works Cited entry to the Discussions as a reply on the forum 3.3 Writing Process and Techniques.You might find the following sources useful. "A Next-generation Digital Book" by Mike Matas (Ted Talk) =YOU CAN FIND THIS ON YOUTUBE "Books vs. Ebooks: The Science Behind the Best Way to Read" by Amy Kraft= I GOOGLED AND ATTACHED BELOW.Books vs. e-books: The science behind the best way to readBY AMY KRAFTDECEMBER 14, 2015 / 6:00 AM / CBS NEWSWhile browsing the bookstore to buy a gift for that special someone (or yourself), you may be faced with a tough decision: e-books or the old-fashioned kind? Each one has its pros and cons, and choosing the best option depends on a number of factors.Some of the practical advantages of going digital are obvious: A portable little e-reader can carry an entire library wherever you go, which is great for travelers or those who always want a choice of reading material.On the other hand, research has been stacking up to show that reading on paper has a number of benefits, too. Plus, there's the nostalgia factor.Get Breaking News Delivered to Your Inbox"First and foremost, consider the person and their lifelong preferences," Dr. Matthew H. Schneps, director of the Laboratory for Visual Learning, a collaboration between the University of Massachusetts Boston and MIT, told CBS News in an email. "Some people absolutely love the look, smell, and feel of the classical book held in the hand, and such people may not want to give up the sensory experience of reading from a paper book. If the recipient of your gift is someone who is adventurous when it comes to gadgets, but otherwise doesn't read much using traditional books, giving the gift of an e-reader can be a life-changing experience for them."Here's a look at some of the science to consider before you spring for a Kindle, a Nook or a stack of new hardcovers.Young, reluctant readers prefer e-readersA 2014 study published in the journal Library & Information Science Research found that out of 143 10th grade students, most preferred e-readers. Boys and those who did not care much for reading also shared a strong preference for e-readers."An e-reader has more in common with the electronic devices that young people use all the time, like smartphones or iPads, than a paper book, when it comes to turning of pages, the possibilities of adjusting font size, etc.," lead author of the study, Åse Kristine Tveit, told CBS News in an email.Reading on paper may boost retentionSeveral small studies suggest that reading on paper instead of an electronic screen is better for memory retention and focus. The Guardian reported on an experiment from Norway where people were given a short story to read either on a Kindle or in a paperback book; when they were quizzed later, those who read the paperback were more likely to remember plot points in the right order."When you read on paper you can sense with your fingers a pile of pages on the left growing, and shrinking on the right," the lead researcher, Anne Mangen, of Norway's Stavanger University, told the Guardian. "You have the tactile sense of progress ... Perhaps this somehow aids the reader, providing more fixity and solidity to the reader's sense of unfolding and progress of the text, and hence the story."Paper suits readers with sleep problems and eye strainHigh levels of screen luminance from an electronic device can contribute to visual fatigue, a condition marked by tired, itching, burning eyes.There are also potential considerations for those reading e-books on light-emitting e-readers at night (although a number of e-readers do not use light-emitting screens), Dr. Margaret K. Merga, a reading and education specialist in Australia, told CBS News in an email. "Artificial light exposure from light-emitting e-readers may interfere with users' ability to sleep, ultimately leading to adverse impacts on health."A 2014 study published in the journal PNAS found that reading an e-book before bedtime decreased the production of melatonin, a hormone that preps the body for sleep. E-books also impaired alertness the following day.E-books help the visually impairedIndividuals with poor eyesight or reading disorders like dyslexia can benefit more from e-books because they provide a range of options for changing the text size and spacing of lines. A 2013 study in the journal PLOS One observed reading comprehension and speed in 103 high school students with dyslexia. The study found that people with dyslexia read more effectively, and with greater ease, when using the e-reader compared with reading on paper.Schneps, who was the lead author on the paper, said, "What made the difference was the ability of the device to display lines of text that were extremely short (about two or three words per line), as well as its ability to space out the text. When these people read using the modified formatting, their reading instantly improved."His team has a website where people can preview the effects of some of these features before making a purchase. Try out the interactive tips at readeasy.labvislearn.org.A fondness for booksMany book-lovers still prefer the traditional option and value the tactile sensation of a bound paper book. "Paper books are, as a rule, very well designed, they look and smell good, and they carry with them a more human touch," Tveit said.In Merga's experience with students in Australia, avid readers also tend to prefer reading on paper. While conducting the West Australian Study in Adolescent Book Reading (WASABR), Merga and colleagues found that students preferred reading paper books. "One student described this attitude as a preference to 'own something (rather) than just use it,'" Merga said.First published on December 14, 2015 / 6:00 AM© 2015 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved.