2011 Physics 280 Extra-Credit Essay Opportunity B (ECEO-B)

To qualify for this extra credit, you must attend the University YMCA Friday Forum titled "Fear and Outrage: Emotional Responses to Terrorism" from 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Friday, March 11th, University YMCA, 1001 S. Wright St., Champaign.

This forum will be given by John Lynn, a former Professor in the UIUC ACDIS Program and Distinguished Professor of Military History at Northwestern University.

In order for us to be able to accept and grade your essay, you must sign the special sign-in sheet that will be at the back of the lecture room.

After attending this seminar, you must submit a report that summarizes it and assesses it critically. You will submit only one version (extra-credit essays are not revised).

Because this assignment is due on the day of the midterm exam, you may bring this assignment with you to turn in at the midterm exam.

Your report must be at least 1.5 pages but no more than 2.0 pages in length.

Your report should have the following structure:

• A brief introductory paragraph that explains what the forum was about.
• One or two paragraphs that summarize the information and arguments presented by the speaker.
• One or two paragraphs that critically evaluate the information and arguments presented by the speaker.
• One or two paragraphs that mention information or arguments you found interesting or important and explain why they were interesting or important to you. Which information and arguments did you find persuasive? Unpersuasive?
• A closing paragraph that summarizes your main conclusion about the subject of the forum.

Assume your audience is a typical University of Illinois student, but not a student in Physics 280. Begin each paragraph with a strong topic sentence and omit any information that is not essential for addressing the points listed above. Make your paragraphs clear, concise, and to the point. Avoid repetition and unnecessary words, especially adjectives and adverbs, and use active voice.

The Student Handbook provides complete guidance on how to format and submit an extra-credit essay and how the score you earn on an extra-credit essay is counted in computing your total course score. Be sure to review the writing assignment submission checklist in the Handbook before you submit your essay!

In order to receive credit for your report, you must place it in the 280 Homework Box by 1:55 p.m. on Thursday, March 17th or turn it in at the midterm exam.