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essay1_assignment_051315-2.docxWRIT111.A1 – Prof. Murphy – Summer 2015
Essay 1 – Educational Autobiography
LENGTH
o 3-4 pages (900-1,200 words).
POINTS POSSIBLE
o 38 (10 for Draft, 20 for Final/Revision, 4 for Peer Feedback, 4 for TWC Visit).
DESCRIPTION
Essay 1 – 3-4 pages – Narration
Write an essay that looks back on your experiences in formal or informal education up to this point. Create a narrative, based on these experiences, that explains how education has developed you into the person you are today. You can use Sherman Alexie’s “Indian Education” as a model, but you should not refer to it directly.
Learning Outcomes: 1,2,6
DUE DATES
o Draft—5/17*
o Peer Feedback—5/19
o TWC Visit—by 5/23
o Final/Revision—5/24
REQUIREMENTS
o Typed, double-spaced, size 12 Times New Roman font.
o ½-inch margins at the top of the page, 1-inch margins on the side.
o Put a single-spaced heading (your name, WRIT111, my name, essay #, date) in the upper left corner.
o Put your last name and page number in the upper right corner of every page (not just the first page).
o Include an ORIGINAL title and thesis statement.
o Write from a first-person point of view (“I …” “me …” etc)
o Write at least 3 but no more than 4 pages.
o Refer to Patterns for College Writing, pp. 97-108 for more information about narrative essays.
*Draft=a complete version of your paper, not a beginning, part, outline, or section of a draft.
