I have paper in English to do

PART 3: ANALYSIS OF CLASS WRITING ASSIGNMENT

Answer questions in each section with complete sentences. Some answers will require a short paragraph,

others just a sentence or two. I expect you to give as much detail as possible to show that you full

understand what the professor expects of the written work that students turn in for the assignment.

A. Topic

What is the topic of the assigned paper, and is it specifically given to the students or do students

have some degree of choice?

B. Purpose

What is the purpose of the assignment?

Sometimes the assignment sheet will state the purpose, but you might need to think of this for

yourself: why is the instructor giving the assignment? Is it to assess is students understood

information from the class? Is it to push students to do research? Is it to allow students to share

their individual thoughts with the instructor? Or other reasons?

C. Genre

What genre of writing does the professor want? Explain why you think this type of writing is

appropriate for the class and purpose of the paper.

summary of something read/watched/experienced

personal reaction or response to something read/watched/experienced

analysis of something read/watched/experienced

critique/evaluation of something read/watched/experienced

argumentative/persuasive essay

creative writing

proposal for a project

research paper

D. Requirements

Are there any specific requirements for the content/information? If so, list them.

E. Organization

Does the instructor give any directions for how to organize the paper? If so, describe or

summarize them (don’t copy directly from the assignment sheet).

F. Outside sources

Does the paper require using outside sources? If yes, what kind and how many?

G. Length How long should the paper be?

H. Formality

On a scale of [very informal—informal—formal—very formal] how formal should the paper be? If

the instructions do not indicate how formal the paper should be, use the genre and situation to

describe what you think the formality level should be.

I. Difficulty

How difficult do you predict it would be for you to complete this assignment? Include: how long it

would take, would you need to visit the writing center, what would your major challenges be?