Autobiographical Essay
The writing assignment is on page 79 of Reading Critically, Writing Well: Write a 1500 word autobiographical essay. The paper will be double-spaced with one-inch margins and a twelve-point font. Refer to the MLA section in Reading Critically, Writing Well (509-526). The final draft of the essay will be due on September 9, 2020. You must submit your essay to Turnitin before 11;59 PM on the day that it is due.
Read Chapter 3 in Reading Critically, Writing Well. This will prepare you to complete the brief reflection activities that follow in this module and help you form the building blocks of your autobiographical essay.
As you are reading the chapter, and especially the autobiographical narratives it contains, please brainstorm a list of potential events from your life that you can write about in your own essay. Eventually, you will select one to develop for your paper. Whichever event you select should be one you are comfortable sharing with the class.
A complete draft of your essay will be due on August 31, 2020. This should contain an introduction, which includes a thesis statement. It should also include supporting paragraphs and a conclusion. This should be approximately the length of your final paper.
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