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Unit
Two
***It
Would be to Your Advantage to Print This Unit
Before
Beginning the Assignments***
In this
unit, you will write four journal entries. and a definition essay.
Attention:
The essay for this unit is due 2/20/08. If you cannot meet this due
date, please contact me by e-mail before this due date. If you are behind in
your assignments, no more than two essays (not journal writing
assignments) may be submitted in any given week unless you have made
prior arrangements with me. NOTE: This does not include journal writing
assignments. You can submit as many of
these at one time as you wish.
Click on this link to read the lecture on Personal
Choice Journal Entry.
Enter Microsoft Word (or your word processing program
if you are working from home).
Write a journal entry of Your Choice (minimum 400
words).
Save and name this document Assignment 6.
Access your English 217 class Discussion Board.
Post your journal entry in the Assignment 6
Topic of your English 217 class Discussion Board. Be sure that you
have clicked on the Assignment 6 Topic
before you click on “Post.”
- You will need to "paste"
your journal entry into the Assignment 6 Topic from your
word processor.
- Click here for directions on how to transfer your text: Pasting From Word Processor to Class Discussion Board.
In the topic box, type (your last name's) Assignment 6.
Click on this link to read the lecture called Friendship/Trust.
Enter Microsoft Word (or your word processing program
if you are working from home).
Write a journal entry about Your Feelings and/or Experiences on Friendship and Trust (minimum 400
words).
Save and name this document Assignment 7.
Access your English 217 class Discussion Board.
Post your journal entry in the Assignment 7
Topic of your English 217 class Discussion Board. Be sure that you have clicked on the Assignment
7 Topic before you click on “Post.”
- You will need to "paste"
your journal entry into the Assignment
7 Topic from your word processor
- Click here for directions on how to
transfer your text: Pasting From Word Processor to
ClassDiscussion Board.
In the topic box, type (your last name's) Assignment
7.
Click on this link to read the lecture on Fear.
Enter Microsoft Word (or your word processing program
if you are working from home).
Write a journal entry about Any Experiences You Have Had Dealing With Fear (minimum 400 words).
Save and name this document Assignment 8.
Access your English 217 class Discussion Board.
Post your journal entry in the Assignment 8
Topic of your English 217 class Discussion Board. Be sure that you
have clicked on the Assignment 8 Topic before you click on
“Post.”
·
You will need to "paste" your journal entry
into the Assignment 8 Topic from your word processor.
- Click here for directions on how to
transfer your text: Pasting From Word Processor to Class
Discussion Board.
In the topic box, type (your last name's) Assignment
8.
Enter Microsoft Word (or your word
processing program if you are working from home).
Write a journal entry Responding to Any Other Student's Entry in the class Discussion Board
(minimum 400 words). Be sure to state in
your journal entry which assignment you are responding to.
IMPORTANT NOTE: If you cannot
access the class Discussion Board because of technical problems, you may do
another Personal Choice entry for this assignment.
Choose an entry that interests you and write a Personal Response to that entry.
Save and name this document Assignment 9.
Access your English 217 class Discussion
Board.
Post your journal entry the Assignment
9 Topic of your English 217 class Discussion Board.
- You
will need to "paste" your journal entry into the Assignment
9 Topic from your word processor
- Click
here for directions on how to transfer your text: Pasting
From Word Processor to Class Discussion Board.
In the topic box, type (your last name's) Assignment 9.
IMPORTANT
NOTE FOR WINTER INTERCESSION STUDENTS:
You do not have to write an essay for this unit.
Click on this link to read the lecture
called Audience/Point of View.
Click
on this link to read the lecture
called Transitions/Connections.
Click
on this link to read the lecture
called Definition Essay.
Enter
Microsoft Word (or your word processing program if you are working from home).
Write
a 700-900 word essay using definition as your mode.
·
NOTE: Your
essay needs to be700 to 900 words in length. Use your word processor's
statistics feature to check the length of your essay as you are writing it.
·
You can write this essay in first person
(I, me, we, our); 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.
Be
sure to proofread your essay carefully and edit it for organization, sentence
structure, grammar, and punctuation problems.
Review
the lecture on Editing and Revising if necessary.
Save
and name this document Assignment 10.
- 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.
Be sure to format your essay according to
the directions. Click on this
link to review Formatting Directions if
necessary.
When you
feel you have created the best essay you can, use the following instructions to
send your essay to me.
- Click
on the following link for instructions on how to send this assignment to
my private e-mail address through Internet e-mail as an attachment.
- Click on the following link to access my
private e-mail address.
- When asked for a subject, type (your last name's) Assignment 10.
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. This will not be an option
for summer school students.
If you choose, you can mail your essay addressed to
your instructor at English Department,
**IMPORTANT NOTE: You must check with your instructor
before choosing this option. This
will not be an option for summer school students.
NOTE: You will be allowed to rewrite this essay one time after you have
received your graded copy back. If your revised essay is greatly improved, you
can receive a higher grade on the essay. However your grade cannot be raised higher than one letter grade. For
example, if you received a 'C' on the first paper, the most you can receive on
the rewritten paper is a 'B.'
**Rewritten essays must be
turned in one week after the original graded essay is received.
Total Points for Unit 2: 40
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