Read the “Michigan lawmakers launch safety task force after Oxford school shooting” article by Beth LeBlanc. After reading LeBlanc’s article, compose a 500-word minimum process-analysis essay related to LeBlanc’s topic that expresses ideas about how to stop school violence, especially shootings. Recall that process-analysis essays are written to provide “How To” solutions. CAUTION: This essay should not be about the causes and effects of school violence. This essay must present ideas about how to stop those who resort to violently taking out their misguided frustrations and unequivocal hatred on America’s students.
Devote a paragraph of this essay to specifically address what Sara Cambensy says (highlighted in yellow) in the LeBlanc article. Cambensy must be directly quoted in those paragraphs. In a separate paragraph, specifically address what Terry Sabo says (highlighted in yellow) in the LeBlanc article. Sabo must be directly quoted in that paragraph.
Use a third-person point of view about one of the following to compose the essay:
Choice 1: A law enforcement officer. School resource officers are considered law enforcement officers.
Choice 2: A calm shooter with a devious plan.
Choice 3: A parent whose child attends a school that has been victimized by a shooter.
Use only one point of view. In this type of third-person point of view, a writer is writing about the third person, not as the third person. The point of view must be clear in every paragraph except the introductory and concluding paragraphs. Provide a given name of the third person: one given name for the entire essay. The only other names permitted are Sara Cambensy and Terry Sabo when attributing the quotations. Clarity is essential. An instructor should not be required to guess which point of view is being used in an essay.
Assignment Requirements:
Any quotation used must be at least two but no more than four complete lines of text. A quotation in this course may never form its own paragraph; it must be provided within a paragraph. The accumulative lines of quotations in this essay must not exceed ten.
Do not provide any bibliographical information (citations); however, a brief acknowledgement of the author or speaker is appropriate in the context of the applicable paragraph like in the examples below.
No other quotations are permitted in this essay assignment. Because the LeBlanc article is the source, no other research is required or assigned. This is not a research assignment.
This is not a history of school shootings assignment. If a submitted essay contains information about what happened at Columbine, Sandy Hook, Stoneman Douglas, or any similar historical event, that content will be considered off-topic and graded accordingly.
Statistics? One statistic is permitted in this assignment; however, if a statistic is used, it must be part of the assigned quotations from the LeBlanc reading. Like any violent criminal, school shooters do not concern themselves with gun laws or statistics. Although one statistic is permitted, no statistics are required or assigned.
Formatting Requirements:
Your essay should conform to the format of the example below.
Include an introductory paragraph, body paragraphs (minimum of 3 supporting paragraphs), and concluding paragraph. There is no limit to the number of paragraphs in an essay, but it should adhere to the minimum requirements.
Each paragraph should contain an introductory sentence, supporting sentences, and a concluding sentence.
In the four-line heading, identify the assignment as Formal Essay 5 next to the name of the writer.
Use your own creative title.
Center the title directly over the first paragraph.
Do not use dialogue, monologue, or quotations in any essay assignment unless instructed.
