Overview of Major Assignments
PROJECT I: Summary & Paraphrase
The first major writing assignment is to write a two-page summary of an English article. The purpose of this assignment is to learn and to practice the skills of:
reading critically
identifying claims and reasons
quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing
citations and MLA style
Each of these skills are essential to all research-based writing. Students will use them in all of the other writing projects and the final exam. Skills in these areas should improve with each project.
PROJECT II: Analysis
For this project, students will write a two-page essay in which they will analyze the elements of an assigned article. The purpose of this assignment is to learn and to practice the skills of:
analyzing the rhetorical elements of an article
PROJECT III: Evaluation
The third assignment is to interpret how a writer’s techniques convey meaning.The purpose of this assignment is to learn and to practice the skills of:
evaluating use of evidence
evaluating response to opposing views
evaluating anticipation of possible reader objections
PROJECT IV: Researched Essay
For this project, students will write a research-based argument essay of 4 pages. The purpose of this assignment is to learn and practice the skills of:
summarizing and paraphrasing research materials
establishing a claim
organizing a research-based argument
developing your own argument using evidence consisting of expert opinion, facts and statistics, your own experience and observations (if appropriate to the topic), and your analysis and evaluation of the ideas found in your research
integrating and documenting research sources using citations and MLA format
integrating your own ideas with those of others
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