ENG 1113: Unit 1 Essay

ENG 1113: Unit 2 Essay Kelli McBride

READINGS  Walker, Alice. “Am I Blue?” (359-62)  Schiel, Marilyn. “Levi’s” (313-15)

GUIDELINES Write a two-page essay describing a memorable event that you feel like sharing with others. This narrative should reflect some aspect of importance that will provide us with a moral lesson of sorts. Your audience should be one that would benefit from this lesson and not already know it. In essays like this, the writer depends on description and details to provide the emotional impact for the reader. Be sure that the details and descriptions you provide are relevant to the purpose at hand (your thesis), and do not fall into clichés and meaningless phrases.

Be sure you do not merely summarize what happened to you. You must tell the story in order to illustrate the moral or life lesson that you learned. Everything in the story, therefore, must show how you acquired that knowledge. Look at the two essays we read in class for cues on using description and detail to present a message to your reader.

Your discussion must incorporate your own ideas and opinions regarding this subject, but may also make use of ideas presented in assigned readings and class discussion. Ideas taken from the readings must be incorporated according to the rules of M.L.A., which your Troyka text clearly addresses.

In addition, you will:  use proper tone and voice for a formal essay.  avoid the use of contractions.  use strong verbs and specific words to convey your meaning.  employ correct punctuation and grammar.  follow page format guidelines as described in your syllabus.  assume that your audience for this assignment consists of intelligent, college-level readers.  turn in a draft at least 600 words long (can be hand-written for in-class version). You will have an opportunity to revise the draft for a better grade.

ADDITIONAL You may make an appointment with me (or email me) at any phase of your assignment to discuss any ideas or problems you may be having. I am more than willing to look at drafts at any stage of development. Please consult the information in your syllabus about scheduling appointments in order to do so. You may also schedule an appointment in SSC’s Student Success Center with a writing tutor to gain valuable feedback on your draft.

THIS ASSIGNMENT IS WORTH 100 POINTS