response to Noel Sharkey’s “The Ethical Frontiers of Robotics

essay in response to Noel Sharkey’s “The Ethical Frontiers of Robotics

Write an essay in response to Noel Sharkey’s “The Ethical Frontiers of Robotics.” This assignment asks you to relate your
own ideas to those in Sharkey’s article. To successfully complete this writing task, you must draw on information from
both the text and your personal experiences. Do not assume that your audience has read “The Ethical Frontiers of
Robotics.”
Here are some questions to consider when developing your personal response to the text. You do not need to
answer the questions in order, and you DO NOT need to answer all of these questions in your paper.
How do the ideas in the text connect with my own life? What associations can I make?
What experiences have I had that relate to the text? What experiences might I have in the future?
What images does the text create in my mind?
Am I drawn to particular words, phrases, or sentences?
Is there anything in the text that I agree with, reject, or wonder about?
Does the text contain ideas that lead me to speculate, reflect, or make predictions?
What else in the text do I relate to?
Organization of Content:
Introductory Section
Your introductory section should include the following information:
1) Identification of the text and author
2) Short summary of the text
3) Thesis Statement—your overall reaction to the text
Response Section
Your body paragraphs should include 3-4 ideas from Sharkey’s text along with your response to each of
these points.
One possible organizational strategy is the following:
Idea One:
a. Sharkey’s idea
b. Explain his position with information from the text
c. Your response to Sharkey’s idea
d. Explain your position with personal experience, beliefs, etc.
Repeat pattern for next 2-3 ideas. Remember that you can use more than one paragraph to fully explain
and respond to one of Sharkey’s points.
Conclusion
Restate your perspective on Sharkey’s ideas and remind readers of your thesis.
*See pages 38-39 in Writing in the Disciplines for information on how to convert your informal response into a formal response essay.
*See pages 40-41 in Writing in the Disciplines and pages 45-46 in Keys for Writers for sample response essays.
Response Paper
The Ethical
Frontiers of Robotics SHARKEY pg. 357-360
CONTENT ____/50 points
1. Thesis statement that expresses the writer’s overall reaction to the text.
2. Identifies the text and author
3. Contains a summary of the author’s text
4. Makes explicit connections between your personal reactions and the target text
5. Integrates information from the text with your perspective on the issue
ORGANIZATION ____/30 points
1. Overall structure—the writing has an effective introduction, body, and conclusion. All paragraphs
support the thesis statement.
2. Paragraph development—each paragraph focuses on one topic only and is developed with details