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IMPORTANT NOTE FOR WINTER INTERCESSION STUDENTS:  You DO NOT have to do Unit 6.

 

Unit Six

***It Would be to Your Advantage to Print This Unit

Before Beginning the Assignments***

In this unit, you will write two journal entries, a course evaluation, and an essay of your choice.

Attention:

The essay for this unit is due /09. 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.  NOTE:  This does not include journal writing assignments.  You can submit as many of these at one time as you wish.

Assignment 25: 10 Points

Click on this link to read the lecture on First and Last Journal Entry.

Enter Microsoft Word (or your word processing program if you are working from home).

Write a journal entry about an Experience That You Have Had for the First Time and After It Was Over, You Knew That It Was Also the Last Time You Would Ever Have That Same Kind of Experience (minimum 400 words).

Save and name this document-Assignment 25.

Access your English 217 class Discussion Board.

 Post your journal entry in the Assignment 25 Topic of your English 217 class Discussion Board. Be sure that you have highlighted the Assignment 25 Topic before you click on “Post.”

·       You will need to "paste" your journal entry into the Assignment 25 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 25.

Assignment 26: 10 Points

Click on this link to read the lecture called Vacation.

Enter Microsoft Word (or your word processing program if you are working from home).

Write a journal entry about a Memorable Vacation That You Have Had (minimum 400 words).

Save and name this document-Assignment 26

Access your English 217 class Discussion Board.

 Post your journal entry in the Assignment 26 Topic of your English 217 class Discussion Board. Be sure that you have highlighted the Assignment 26 Topic before you click on “Post.”

·       You will need to "paste" your journal entry into the Assignment 216 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 26.

Assignment 27: 10 Points

Enter Microsoft Word (or your word processing program if you are working from home).

Write a journal entry Responding to This Class, What You Liked or Disliked, What Worked or Didn't Work, etc. (minimum 200 words).

NOTE: You can be totally honest in this assignment. What you write will not affect your grade.

Save and name this document-Assignment 27

Access your English 217 class Discussion Board.

 Post your journal entry in the Assignment 27 Topic of your English 217 class Discussion Board. Be sure that you have highlighted the Assignment 27 Topic before you click on “Post.”

 In the topic box, type (your last name's) Assignment 27.

Assignment 28: 100 Points

Enter Microsoft Word (or your word processing program if you are working from home).

Write a 700-900 word of Your Personal Choice. This essay can be any type that you choose.

·         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 Assignment 28

  • 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.)

Sending Attachments

·         Click on the following link to access my private e-mail address.

  • When asked for a subject, type (your last name's) Assign. 28

 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, Mesa Community College, 1833 W. Southern Avenue, Mesa, Arizona, 85202. NOTE: Be sure to mail your work in time for your instructor to receive it by the due date.

**IMPORTANT NOTE: You must check with your instructor before choosing this option.  This will not be an option for summer school students.

NOTE: This essay is considered your final for the course. You will not be allowed to rewrite this essay.

Total Points for Unit 6: 130

Congratulations! You're finished!

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