You may choose from either or both groups, but you are only required to submit one essay. A must be submitted by the first deadline while responses to group B may be submitted any time before the second deadline. You will need to do some focussed brainstorming, pre-writing, and preliminary drafting in order to produce a concise and persuasive argument. Although you are not required to submit a final paper, I urge you to take advantage of the opportunity it presents to improve your critical thinking, argumentation, and communication skills. The above weighted distribution assumes that you submit two short essays and a final paper.
All assignments are to be completed before the class period for which they are assigned.