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Unit
Four
***It
Would Be to Your Advantage to Print This Unit
Before
Beginning the Assignments***
In this unit, you will write a 500 to 700 word
documented essay about how the social issue in your last essay is affecting
society.
You will be writing the essay for
this unit 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 a direct quote.
NOTE: Any student papers of exceptional quality that are
submitted to instructors in this course may be used as models in future
classes. Students who have a strong preference that their papers NOT be
used as models must indicate their preference to the instructor in an e-mailed
message.
Attention Students:
The essay for this unit must
be submitted by 6/22/09 unless you have made other arrangements with your
instructor. No more than one essay may be submitted in any given week.
NOTE: Even though preliminary unit assignments are of
low point value, they are essential in learning the techniques needed for
successful completion of this course. Therefore, throughout this course,
documented essays will NOT be accepted unless all unit assignments are
submitted prior to the unit's essay.
Review, if necessary, the lecture on The Research Process.
This documented paper will be a 500 to 700 word
essay about the effects that the social issue in your previous essay is having
on society.
Begin looking for a minimum of three to five
additional outside sources to use in this paper. Again, you will need to use
different types of sources (books, journals, etc.) Do not use all Internet
sources.
When you have found sources that you think you
might use in this paper, review, if necessary, the lecture on Notetaking.
Begin taking notes for this paper in the correct
note-taking format. You will need to type your notes in your word processor and
send them as an attachment when you turn in your final paper.
NOTE:
Do NOT scan your notes into your word processor and send them as scanned
material. Students in the past have done this, and they have come through as
graphics which take up too much space on the network.
Begin typing a Works Cited page for your essay using
the information on pages 104 to 154 in A Pocket Style Manual, Fifth Edition by Diana Hacker for information on finding a thesis, organizing your
evidence, and correctly formatting your works cited entries.
Review, if necessary, the lecture on Thesis
Statements, Outlining, and Introductory Paragraphs.
Click on this link to read a Sample
Paper About the Effects of a Problem.
Enter Microsoft Word (or your word processing
program if you are working from home).
Create a thesis statement for your paper.
Begin creating a simple outline for your paper.
This simply needs to be a five-point outline.
NOTE: All thesis and outline
assignments in this course must be submitted at least twenty-four hours prior
to final drafts or they will not be given points.
Example
Outline Format:
Thesis
Statement: (Write your thesis statement; it
MUST be a complete sentence.)
I. (Write the topic of the first body paragraph; it does not
have to be a complete sentence.)
II. (Write the topic of the second body paragraph; it does
not have to be a complete sentence.)
III. (Write the topic of the third body paragraph; it does not
have to be a complete sentence.)
Conclusion:
(If you do not know your conclusion yet, just
repeat your thesis statement.)
NOTE: This is just a basic
format for an outline. Your outline, of course, will be short topic entries.
IMPORTANT NOTE: To receive full
points for this assignment, your thesis statement MUST be a complete sentence,
and your outline must follow the example format exactly.
Write an introductory paragraph for your essay.
Be sure to include an attention-getter in your introduction to motivate your
reader. NOTE: As you
actually write your paper, you may change your thesis statement and
introduction to better fit in your paper.
Save your thesis statement, outline, and
introductory paragraph in one document.
Save and name this assignment assign10
- 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" Assign. 10 -- i.e. Smith's Assign. 10
Begin writing the rough draft of your paper.
NOTE: Remember that the essay for this unit must be in third person
only unless in a direct quote.
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.
After you have written your rough draft, review the Editing
and Revising link, if necessary for additional help in revising your
rough draft.
You may either edit your own rough draft, or you
may arrange with another student in the class to peer edit each other's essay.
You can contact another student through the class bulletin board and arrange to
send each other your rough drafts.
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
a direct quote.
Review, if necessary, information about Writing
in Third Person.
When you have received the peer review from a
classmate or have self-edited your own essay, consider what needs to be revised in your essay. If you have a specific question or
problem area in your paper with which you feel you need additional help,
contact your instructor.
If you are near the MCC campus, you may want to
make an appointment with a
Also, review, if necessary, the Grading Comments link
to prior to editing your rough draft so you will be aware of what problems to
look for in your rough draft.
NOTE: Editing and revising are
vital steps in the writing process. Do not be satisfied with your first draft.
No writing is perfect in rough draft form. There is always room for
improvement.
Review, if necessary, pages 148 to 154 in A Pocket Style Manual, Fourth Edition by Diana Hacker for
information on MLA manuscript format. Be sure that the final copy of your essay
is formatted correctly.
Save and
name this assignment assign11
- 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" Assign. 11 -- i.e. Smith's Assign. 11
You should usually receive your graded paper back in
about one week. If your instructor uses numbers to indicate problems in your
paper, click on this Grading Comments link to see what the numbers mean. NOTE: Some instructors may not
use these comments. They may use their own grading comments.
Total
Points for Unit 4: 110
NOTE: The following unit follows the same
format and types of assignments that you have just completed in this unit.
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