Current Event 500 words

DIRECTIONS:

Normally, students have one hour and 15 minutes to write on the GWT essay topic. For the CPU 401 essays, you have until the Text Entry deadline to improve and submit your essay. Note: You do not need to complete the CPR Text Entry at one sitting.

1. Reread the topic a couple of times and note what it requires you to do. Make sure you complete all the tasks of the assignment.

This assignment will ask you to create your own essay topic involving a current event or editorial, based off of a newspaper article of your choosing.

2. Take a few minutes to review your handwritten essay: in general, reconsider the essay's development and organization as well as any errors in grammar, syntax and punctuation.

3. Did you use specific evidence and concrete examples to support or illustrate your general points?

4. Allow yourself enough time after typing your draft to go back over your essay, proofread for errors and omissions, and make the necessary corrections.

5. The essay topic is designed to give you an opportunity to demonstrate your ability to write clearly and effectively. Perfection is not expected, but you should try to produce the best essay possible in the time allotted.

After you have finished three of the essays, you should seek help from a Writing Center tutor either through Blackboard or by making an appointment. Call 909-869-3502 to make an appointment. The best way to improve your writing skills is to practice, get feedback, develop a revision plan, and revise your essay multiple times. You are required to revise three of your original essays as part of your course portfolio.

Writing Prompt

Current Event

Read a newspaper editorial that involves a current event, using one of the links in the Source Materials section (Los Angeles Times, New York Times, BBC News). Then, write an essay arguing your position on the issue raised by the article. Submit the essay to CPR by the deadline!

Note: There will be many different essay subjects to read in the Calibration and Review Stage. Stick to the rubric for assessing each essay. Do not compare the topic of each essay; instead, focus on the development, organization, and mechanical correctness.