1A Writing Options for Summer 2008: Looking at Options 1 and 2 for Essay #4

If we look closely at the first two options, they are in many ways so similar as to almost be the same option:

Option 1: See Writing #6 on page 147 in which you compare the motives behind self-exhibitionism as it is analyzed by Levy and Brooke A. Knight (150). In a page each, summarize the major points in Levy and Knight. Then write a thesis: Self-exhibitionism is the result of __________________, ______________________, ____________________, and __________________________. Your last 3 pages will flesh out your mapping components.

Option 2: See Writing #6 on page 157 in which you analyze the “camgirls” in the context of Ariel Levy’s essay (144) and Knight’s essay. 5-page outline: In a page each, summarize the major points of Levy and Knight. Then write a thesis: In the context of Knight, we can see that the "camgirls" emerge in a society that __________________, ___________________, ____________________, and ___________________. Your last 3 pages will flesh out your mapping components.

For a look at the exploitive, business aspect of the business, see Salon.