Dear Class,
Welcome
to Lesson 5! We'll depart from personal essays this week, charting new
territories in research writing. As I went through this lesson, I jotted
down the following points to help you navigate through the lesson and
have a good experience:- Watch for the missing word in the Writing Center tutorial regarding wordy sentences. If you catch it and email me about it, I'll add a point to your grammar quiz score this week! (Make sure you take the quiz before emailing me, so I can automatically add the point when I read your email.)
- Some of the quiz questions are debatable. Email me if you take issue with a quiz question, and tell me why you picked the answer you selected.
- Make sure to take notes on anything new you learn in the Paragraph and Development folder. Keep in mind that I will hold you accountable for the fantastic information shared in the presentations. I would strongly suggest reading the two additional resources in the Paragraph and Essay Development folder this week--The Transitions and Quotations sheets are very useful.
- I don't like the current rubric for your Opinion and Response Essay, and I have submitted a request to revise the rubric course-wide. Here is the rubric I'd like you to use as you craft your essay. It calls for the exact same things as the original rubric, but the wording and organization is better on my rubric, in my opinion:
ENG 106 Opinion and Response Grading Rubric
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The essay gives a clear, short summary.
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| 5 |
The student quotes or paraphrases one or two key passages from the article in the summary.
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| 10 |
The
student clearly responds to the author’s points. The student discusses
why he/she agrees or disagrees with the author's arguments.
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| 5 |
The
essay has been carefully crafted and edited. It uses Times New Roman,
12 point font and meets the length requirement of 1-1 1/2 pages (350 -
450 words). ***I will count your words from your title to the end of
your paper. I will not count your header nor your reference as part of
your word count.
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- The student sample is excellent. . .but you can only see the first page of the student's work. Take what you can from it, but don't forget to make your own essay 350-450 words long. Also, the sample essay is easier to read if you download the document.
- Here is a screencast that walks you through your experience reading materials on the "Opposing Viewpoints" website. Here is a screencast showing how to write your essay. I would encourage you to post the reference for the essay you discuss at the bottom of the page, like the professor does in her sample essay.
- Finally, please complete the Mid-Course Feedback. You will automatically get full credit for completing it when you follow the directions in the Mid-Course Feedback folder. I will use your feedback to guide my teaching, and I will also compile your course suggestions and submit them to Curriculum Development. I want this class experience to be as valuable for you as possible.
Keep up the fantastic work. I am praying for your success and happiness.
Love,
Sister Bowen
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