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Unit
Three
***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 descriptive essay.
Attention:
The essay for this unit is
due 1/6/09. 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 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 review (if necessary) 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 11.
Access
your English 217 class Discussion Board.
Post
your journal entry in the Assignment 11 Topic of your English 217 class
Discussion Board. Be sure that you have clicked on the Assignment 11 Topic
before you click on “Post.”
- You will need to “paste” your journal entry into
the Assignment 11 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 11.
Click
on this link to read the lecture called Memorable
Character.
Enter
Microsoft Word (or your word processing program if you are working from home).
Write
a journal entry about a Memorable Character That You Have Known (minimum 400
words).
Save
and name this document Assignment 12.
Access
your English 217 class Discussion Board.
Post your journal entry in the Assignment 12 Topic of
your English 217 class Discussion Board. Be sure that you have clicked on the
Assignment 12 Topic before you click on “Post.”
You
will need to “paste” your journal entry into the Assignment 12 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 12.
Click on this link to read the lecture on Childhood Hideaway.
Enter
Microsoft Word (or your word processing program if you are working from home).
Write
a journal entry using words that appeal to the senses about a
Save
and name this document Assignment 13.
Access
your English 217 class Discussion Board.
Post
your journal entry in the Assignment 13 Topic of your English 217 class
Discussion Board. Be sure that you have clicked on the Assignment 13 Topic
before you click on “Post a new topic to this conference.”
- You will need to “paste” your journal entry into the
Assignment 13 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 13.
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 (minimum 400 words).
Choose an entry that interests you and write a Personal Response to that entry.
IMPORTANT NOTE: If you cannot
access the class Discussion Board because of technical problems, you may do
another Personal Choice entry for this assignment.
Save
and name this document Assignment 14.
Access
your English 217 class Discussion Board.
Post your
journal entry as a reply in the Assignment 14 Topic of your English 217 class
Discussion Board. Be sure to state in your journal entry which assignment you
are responding to.
- You will need to “paste” your journal entry into
the Assignment 14 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 14.
Click on this link to read the lecture called Flesh and Flush.
Click
on this link to read the lecture called Character
Development.
Click
on this link to read the lecture called Descriptive
Essay.
Enter
Microsoft Word (or your word processing program if you are working from home).
Write
a 700-900 word essay using description 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 Assign15.
- 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.
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 15.
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 3: 140
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