In Class Timed-Essay Practice Exam # 2
In “Your Trusted Friends,” Eric Schlosser narrates the history of marketing campaigns directed at children, paying particular attention to those developed by two of America's most iconic corporations: McDonald's and Walt Disney. He also describes the rise of "syngery" -- when two entities cooperate in order to achieve a final outcome that benefits both -- and identifies this as an evolving force in the consumer landscape, and concludes that "America's fast-food culture has become indistinguishable from the popular culture of its children." What conclusions can you draw based on the information Schlosser provides? Should corporations be allowed to market directly to children? Write an essay in which you state and explain a position in response to Scholsser's article.
You will have 1 hour to write your response. You response must be at least 5 paragraphs in length and should include a thesis statement, evidence, and analysis. You should include at least two quotes from Schlosser’s article. I suggest that you spend at least 10 minutes planning or prewriting, 40 minutes writing, and 10 minutes to look over your paper and make any necessary corrections.
When you are finished, you may leave. Before you leave, please show your draft to me. You will take your draft with you. You must do two things with your draft before Monday. 1.) Type up what you wrote in class without making any revisions. Save and print this document. 2.) Revise your draft: expand your examples, refine your analysis, adjust your structure and organization, polish your transitions, and correct any errors in grammar, diction, or syntax. Save this version as a new document and print it out. On the print out of your revision, underline or highlight all of the changes and revisions that you made. Bring your handwritten draft, the typed transcription of your draft, and your highlighted revision to class on Monday.
In “Your Trusted Friends,” Eric Schlosser narrates the history of marketing campaigns directed at children, paying particular attention to those developed by two of America's most iconic corporations: McDonald's and Walt Disney. He also describes the rise of "syngery" -- when two entities cooperate in order to achieve a final outcome that benefits both -- and identifies this as an evolving force in the consumer landscape, and concludes that "America's fast-food culture has become indistinguishable from the popular culture of its children." What conclusions can you draw based on the information Schlosser provides? Should corporations be allowed to market directly to children? Write an essay in which you state and explain a position in response to Scholsser's article.
You will have 1 hour to write your response. You response must be at least 5 paragraphs in length and should include a thesis statement, evidence, and analysis. You should include at least two quotes from Schlosser’s article. I suggest that you spend at least 10 minutes planning or prewriting, 40 minutes writing, and 10 minutes to look over your paper and make any necessary corrections.
When you are finished, you may leave. Before you leave, please show your draft to me. You will take your draft with you. You must do two things with your draft before Monday. 1.) Type up what you wrote in class without making any revisions. Save and print this document. 2.) Revise your draft: expand your examples, refine your analysis, adjust your structure and organization, polish your transitions, and correct any errors in grammar, diction, or syntax. Save this version as a new document and print it out. On the print out of your revision, underline or highlight all of the changes and revisions that you made. Bring your handwritten draft, the typed transcription of your draft, and your highlighted revision to class on Monday.
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