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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 three journal entries. and a persuasive essay.
Attention:
The essay for this unit is due 4/1/08. If you cannot meet this due date,
please contact me by e-mail. 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.
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 16
Access your
English 217 class Discussion Board.
Post your journal entry as a reply in the Assignment 16
Topic of your English 217 class Discussion Board. Be sure that you have highlighted the Assignment 16 Topic before you click
on “Post.”
- You will need to "paste"
your journal entry into the Assignment
16 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
16.
Click on
link to read the lecture called Simile/Metaphor.
Enter Microsoft Word (or your word processing program
if you are working from home).
Write a journal entry using Similes and/or Metaphors (minimum 400 words).
Save and name this document-Assignment 17
Access your English 217 class Discussion
Board.
Post your journal entry as a reply in the Assignment 17
Topic of your English 217 class Discussion Board. Be sure that you have
highlighted the Assignment 17 Topic
before you click on “Post.”
- You will need to "paste"
your journal entry into the Assignment
17 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
17.
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 Unit 4 (minimum 400 words). Choose
an entry that interests you and write a Personal
Response to that entry. 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.
Save and
name this document-Assignment 18
Access your English 217 class Discussion
Board.
Post your journal entry as a reply in the Assignment 18
Topic of your English 217 class Discussion Board. Be sure that you have highlighted the Assignment 18 Topic before you click
on “Post.”
- You will need to "paste"
your journal entry into the Assignment
18 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
18.
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 Style.
Click
on this link to read the lecture
called Language.
Click
on this link to read the lecture
called Persuasion.
Enter
Microsoft Word (or your word processing program if you are working from home).
Write
a 700-900 word persuasive essay about a
topic that personally interests you.
·
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.
If
you need help with editing techniques, click on this link and read the lecture
on Editing and Revising
Save
and name this document-Assign19
- 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) Assign. 19
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 4: 30
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