Editing and proofreading English Essay

Jerome Winter

English 1A

Spring 2015

Essay 2: Writing Profiles

The Assignment

In this essay, you will be profiling something which is new and interesting to you within the University of California, Riverside. Some examples of profile topics would be the school’s radio station, the library, an academic department, the Barn, an extracurricular club, or any other place/activity you find compelling. You will be completing a detailed observation and also scheduling an interview with someone involved with your profile topic. Think of yourself as a journalist and the profile as something you could potentially publish in the school paper. When you turn your essay in, you will have a complete packet including rough drafts, pre-work, observation and interview notes, and your final draft.

Formatting

- Title and heading at top of first page

- Standard margins, 12 font, double spaced

- 4-6 pages

-Stapled packet with final draft on top

Content

-Detailed observations of your profile subject

-Appropriate use of interview or research

-Your impression of your profile subject

-A coherent and entertaining profile of your subject

Deadlines

By Thursday 4/30 – Definitively choose your topic, and make sure you will be able to complete an observation and interview.

By Tuesday 5/5 – You must have at least one observation with notes and research. We will be using these in class.

By Thursday 5/7 – You must a rough draft ready.

Tuesday 5/12– Essay 2 Final Draft is due.

Pre-work (required)

-List of possible topics

-Observation notes

-Interview notes

-Essay outline

-Anything else you do in preparation for the essay