Writing Process & Unit Assignment

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Cite evidence from

"Dark Tourist"

Cite evidence from

"Human Planet"

Cite evidence from

"Sonny's Blues"

Cite evidence from

"Uncle Rock"

Essay Overall Checklist Questions

Are the quotations (if required) properly cited?

Conclusion Checklist Questions

Are the supporting ideas summarized succinctly and clearly?

Essay Overall Checklist Questions

Are there changes needed in word choice, sentence length and structure, etc.?

Essay Overall Checklist Questions

DOES THE ESSAY HAVE AN INTERESTING AND APPROPRIATE TITLE?

Body Paragraphs Checklist Questions

Does each body paragraph have a clear topic sentence that is related to the main idea of the essay?

Body paragraphs Checklist Questions

Does each body paragraph include specific information from the text (including quoted evidence from the text, if required by the instructor) that supports the topic sentence?

Body Paragraphs Checklist Questions

Does each body paragraph transition smoothly to the next?

Essay Overall Checklist Questions

Has the essay been proofread for spelling, punctuation, grammar, etc.?

Essay Overall Checklist Questions

Has the writer tried to incorporate "voice" in the essay so that it has his/her distinctive mark?

Essay Overall Checklist Questions

Is any important material left unsaid?

Essay Overall Checklist Questions

Is any material repetitious and unnecessary?

Conclusions Checklist Questions

Is the concluding paragraph interesting? Does it leave an impression on the reader?

Introduction Checklist Questions

Is the introductory paragraph interesting? Does it make the reader want to keep on reading?

Introduction Checklist Questions

Is the main idea (i.e., the writer's opinion of the story title) stated clearly?

Conclusion Checklist Questions

Is the main idea of the essay restated in different words?

Body Paragraphs Checklist Questions

Is there a clear plan for the order of the body paragraphs (i.e., order of importance, chronology in the story, etc.)?

Essay Format

MLA format heading (top left) Your last name+pg # (top right) Title Intro: General statement/hook Develop Author/s or title/s of work Explain Thesis Body 1/2/3 Topic sentence Develop Lead in+Quote (citation: author page#) Explain (Conclude) Conclusion Thesis reworded Summarize paper Restate author/s and text/s (somewhere in it) General closing statement

Cite evidence from

Seminars and, or personal experience.

Discuss

Whether it is important to live inside or outside the cultural mainstream.

Discuss

Whether your culture is in or out of the mainstream culture.

Describe

Your culture.

Writing Process

order of steps in creating a piece of writing: prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, publishing

Publishing

the fifth step of the writing process: making the text ready to share with an audience.

Prewrite

the first step in the writing process: to plan, including brainstorming, outlining, or otherwise planning the ideas for an essay.

Edit

the fourth step of the writing proccess: updating a document to make changes, correct errors, and make it visually appealing.

Draft

the second step in the writing process: a preliminary version of (a text).

Revise

the third step of the writing process: refining or changing ideas or concepts in the text.


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