assignment

Project: Writing to Define One group project will be assigned in order to satisfy the university writing requirements for GE courses. The project for this class will involve writing detailed definitions of content-specific vocabulary. Content-specific vocabulary for this course includes highly specialized terms such as “domain,” “function,” “limit,” and “derivative.” Each group will identify six such terms from this semester to write 100-120 word definitions using elaboration strategies (see Titanium for handout). The project will be assessed based on the following criteria:

 Correctness (How accurate and reliable is each definition?)

 Depth (How thorough, detailed, and fully developed is each definition?)

 Language (Is the writing precise and grammatically correct throughout the paper?)

 Presentation (Does the paper adhere to MLA formatting guidelines?)

Here are answers to some questions you might have:

 Group size: 1-2

 Total number of definitions per group: 6

 Use MLA formatting (see handout on MLA and two-definition sample), and STAPLE. You should have six pages—one definition per page, with the term in small caps at the top. Each definition must include at least one example (more if they are small examples, less if the example(s) are more involved/detailed).

 Each member of the group will earn the same grade as determined by the overall score on the project. (See the rubric.) Choose your group wisely!

Due: Monday, May 4, 2015 at the start of class. Do not be late as late

assignments will NOT be graded.

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