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Unit
Six
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR SUMMER SCHOOL
STUDENTS: YOU DO NOT HAVE TO DO
UNIT 6!!!
***It
Would Be to Your Advantage to Print This Unit
Before
Beginning the Assignments***
In this unit:
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You will write a literary analysis essay about a short
story that you have read.
· You will write a short paragraph evaluating the class.
Attention Students:
The essay for this unit must
be submitted by unless you have made other arrangements with your instructor.
No more than two essays may be submitted in any given week unless you have made
other arrangements with your instructor.
Assignment
20: 200 Points
Click
on this link to read the lecture on Literary
Analysis .
Click
on this link to read a Sample Literary
Analysis Essay.
Click
on this link and read one
of the short stories listed in The
Short Story.
Write a
literary analysis essay for the story you read supporting a thesis statement
with well-organized, interesting details.
Review
pages 21 to 38 in The Brief Handbook and/or the Editing
and Revising link, if necessary, for additional help in revising your
essay. Pay close attention to the
checklists on pages 26 to 28.
Also
review the following checklist as you revise the rough draft of your essay:
· Is your thesis statement a complete sentence that states the main idea of your essay?
· Is your thesis statement the last sentence of the introductory paragraph?
· Does your essay follow the order of your outline?
· Is each paragraph in the body of your essay well developed with a topic sentence at the beginning followed by subtopic sentences with supporting details?
· Does your essay have a concluding paragraph that sums up the main ideas of the essay without adding any new details?
· Have you used complete sentences, not fragments, comma splices, or run-on sentences?
· Are your sentences clear and concise?
· Are your sentences grammatically correct using consistent verb tense and avoiding subject/pronoun disagreement.
· Have you used correct punctuation and capitalization?
· Are all words spelled correctly?
NOTE: Your essay needs to be 500 to 700 words in length. Use
your word processor's statistics feature to check the length of your essay as you
are writing it.
You will be writing this essay in third person (he, she, they, people, society, etc.); however, DO NOT use second person (you, your) at any time in your writings in this unit or in any of the other units unless it is in dialogue or a direct quote.
NOTE: ESSAYS 2 THROUGH 6 MUST
BE WRITTEN IN THIRD PERSON ONLY!!!!!
Review,
if necessary, the Grading
Comments that your instructor may use when grading the final draft of
your paper. By reviewing grading comments and MLA documentation comments, you
may be able to avoid some common problems in your writing.
If
you need help with specific punctuation, grammar, etc., refer to pages 281 to
438 in The Brief Handbook and/or the lecture on Editing
and Revising.
Be
sure to format your essay according to the directions. Click on this link
to review Formatting Directions if
necessary.
When
you have finished revising your essay, use the following instructions to turn
it in to your instructor:
Save
and name this assignment essay6
- IMPORTANT NOTE: If
you do not use Microsoft Word to type your assignments, you must save this
assignment as a Microsoft Word document before sending it as an attachment.
Send
this assignment to your instructor's private e-mail address through Internet
e-mail as an attachment.
- When asked for SUBJECT, type "Your Last Name" Essay 6 -- i.e. Smith's Essay 6
If you experience problems sending
attachments, you have the option of printing your essay and sliding it under your
instructor’s office door.
**IMPORTANT NOTE: You must check with your
instructor before choosing this option.
If you
choose, you can mail your essay addressed to your instructor at English
Department, Mesa Community College, 1833 W. Southern Avenue,
**IMPORTANT NOTE: You must check with your
instructor before choosing this option.
You
should usually receive your graded paper back in about one week. If your
instructor uses numbers and letters to indicate problems in your paper, click
on this Grading Comments link to see what the
numbers and letters mean. NOTE: Some instructors
may not use these comments. They may use their own grading comments.
***NOTE: This essay is considered your final in the course;
therefore, your instructor may or may not grade it online and return it to
you. You should, however, receive a final grade report of some kind for this
unit and for the course.
In this assignment, you will be writing a 100
to 150 word evaluation of the course. THIS WILL NOT AFFECT YOUR GRADE-PLEASE
BE HONEST (but kind). Write what you liked or did not like about the
course, what worked or did not work, and any suggestions that you have for
improvement. In particular, were the
checklists in each unit helpful in revising your essays?
Save
and name this assignment as assign21
- IMPORTANT NOTE: If
you do not use Microsoft Word to type your assignments, you must save this
assignment as a Microsoft Word document before sending it as an
attachment.
Send
this assignment to your instructor's private e-mail address (links below)
through Internet e-mail as an attachment.
When asked for a subject, type "Your Last Name" Assign. 21 -- i.e. Smith's Assign 21
Total
Points for Unit 6: 210
Congratulations!!!
You are finished!!!
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