Directions:
Write an essay explaining the meaning something has to you.
Possible topics:
What does college mean to you?
What does home mean to you?
What does it mean to be an American?
What does it mean to be a boy/man? A girl/woman?
What does it mean to be human?
What does it mean to be a member of your generation?
Or think of something that has meaning to you and discuss it.
See schedule of essay assignments for due dates.
Requirements/Objectives:
• Word count: 625 (insert word count at end of essay)
• Patterns of Development: Definition (Also: Exemplification, Description, Comparison-Contrast, Cause-and-Effect Analysis, and/or others?)
• Use the Essay Format example in Course Information
• Attach Writer’s Report, including Purpose/Content Outline. See example in Course Information under Essay Format example.
• Attach Mapping and Freewriting Exercise
• Be free of Fatal Spelling and Grammar Errors
Our 12-Step Program:
Step 1: Choose a topic.
Step 2: Freewrite.
Step 3: Map.
Step 4: Shape your essay. Google “Patterns of Development” for help in organizing your pattern of development.
Step 5: Answer the questions: 10 Things to Learn in 101.
Step 6: Write. Use specific examples, vivid description.
Step 7: Find fresh eyes to read your paper.
Step 8: Rewrite. And expect to rewrite many times.
Step 9: Proofread. Isolate sentences and catch careless errors.
Step 10: Prepare your purpose/content outline.
Step 11: Make sure you have fulfilled the requirements.
Step 12: Submit your essay. Include: Essay, purpose/content outline, mapping, and freewriting exercise.