…here are links to some sample student essays from various schools, all in the very basic five-paragraph format:
In preparation for your Final Part 1…
…we went over some sample student one-paragraph summaries and the criteria for assessing them today in class.
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Final Part 1 this Wednesday, 12/11
1. Make sure to be on time!
2. And DEFINITELY make sure to be on time to your Final Part 2 this coming Monday, 12/16. You will almost certainly need all 75 minutes to write your five-paragraph essay!
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Due this Wednesday (12/4)
1) Your Research Paper Skeleton (With Some Muscle and Tissue) is due in class, or your grade for that assignment will drop 10%.
2) Make sure to read Rules of Thumb pp. 44 to 47 (or if you have a wacky edition, the section entitled “Quotation Marks”) and p. 48 (“Titles: Italics, Underlines, or Quotation Marks?”) and BE PREPARED FOR A QUIZ ON THIS MATERIAL. If you generate questions as you read through Rules of Thumb, come in ready to ask them first thing on Wednesday!
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Due this Wednesday (11/20)
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Due this Monday (11/18)
1) List of at least four Sources—including one book, two articles from a database, and one article from a reliable Web site, and 2) Your Thesis Statement
ALSO make sure you’ve given “Thinking Critically About Research” a good, thorough read.
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Essay 2 is up…
…in “Assignments,” and ALSO its due date has been pushed back to Monday, November 25th!
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The English Adjunct office, where my mailbox is…
…is Namm Room 529.
The boxes are in alphabetical order; my box is the one that’s labeled “Blau.”
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Check out the new syllabus, which contains such crucial and titillating information as…
Your graded Essay 1 is now due 10/28! (So you will have ample time to really work on your first drafts.)
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From Doo Wop to Hip Hop
Maybe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RXNr3EHd2Q
The Message: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYMkEMCHtJ4
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