help with assgn engl - 2- due in 24 hours
Final Draft, Making a Change Paragraph
Please submit the final draft of the first paragraph here. You will need to save your paragraph as a Word document and upload the file here.
Before you submit your final draft, be sure to double-check the following. These are the criteria I will be using to grade your work:
Review Questions:
1. Look at the topic sentence. Is it a complete sentence? Make sure that it's not a fragment or written like a "title." For example, "Lowering My Dangerous Blood Pressure." This would be a fragment. Instead, write: "After my doctor warned me about my dangerous high blood pressure, I took difficult steps to change my lifestyle." This would be a complete sentence.
2. Look for the first step. Could you find it easily? Is there a transition? What is the transition? ____________________
Are there specific details that describe this step? Are they interesting? A narrative is a story, so you want your reader to be interested enough to keep reading.
3. Now look for the second step. What is the transition? _________________ If it's missing, write one in.
Are there specific details for this step? Is there enough detail? If no, suggest what could be added to make it "A-level specific."
4. Find the third step. Transition? _______________
Remember, specific writing is interesting writing! Details like a person's name can help your reader connect with your writing. Are there enough interesting details?
5. Find the fourth step, if there is one. Transition?
How many steps are there?
6. Is there a conclusion sentence?
7. Finally, edit your paragraph the best you can for any errors such as fragments, run-ons, or misspelt words.
Email me if you have any questions.
Writing Experience
Quiz Instructions
Don't worry, this is not a quiz, but you will be graded on completion. Please be sure to answer in complete sentences to receive your points. There should be no "yes or no" answers. It is a discussion about your writing experience. Answer the following questions to help you evaluate your attitude about writing.
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How much practice were you given writing compositions in high school?
How much feedback (positive or negative were you given writing compositions in high school?
Do you feel that some people simply have a gift for writing and others do not.
When do you start working on your weekly writing assignments?
Did you learn to write traditional papers in high school?
Do you think that there are benefits to learning how to write paragraphs and essays?
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