(1) DUE DATE: Upload the revision of Paper 2 (3-5 pages) and the Essay Checklist by Mon 4/26 midnight
(2) ASSIGNMENT TWO PARTS:
(A) Upload the revision of Paper 2 (3-5 pages) with a Works Cited page and ONE outside source
Paper 2 is worth 10% of the overall course grade. Please note: the file MUST be in .RTF, .DOC or .PDF format.
Also, 5% deducted if half a page under the page minimum and minus 10% for each full page under the minimum.
PLEASE READ: when you submit your paper, there is a screening program that will scan it and highlight any words or ideas that were taken from other sources (the internet, other student papers, etc) and not properly cited or put inside quotes. In other words, be very sure that nothing in your essay is plagiarized, or improperly taken, from another source. Plagiarism will result in a failing grade of F.
(B) Also upload a COMPLETED essay checklist (check off all the elements that are in your paper).
You can download the form at: edu/skyenglish/4Checklist.htm” class=”external” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>http://www.skylinecollege.edu/skyenglish/4Checklist.htm (Links to an external site.)
Use the Essay Checklist (Links to an external site.) to make sure you have all the necessary essay elements but before you upload your essay for a grade, here is also a quick guide of things not to forget:
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- MLA formatting: on the first page, include your own title centered at the top, the course info (your name, the class, the instructor, the date) in the top left corner and in the top right corner of each page, your last name next to the page number. Typed, double spaced throughout, font 12, one inch margins and be sure to meet the page minimum (Please note: 10 pts are removed for each page the paper is under the required minimum length and 5 pts for half a page under. Don’t go solely by word count but by actual length). MLA Conventions (Rhetoric 170-183): edu/skyenglish/5MLA.htm” class=”external” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>http://www.skylinecollege.edu/skyenglish/5MLA.htm (Links to an external site.)
- Creative title: Creating a strong, clear, appealing title is an important part of any writing task. The title is the reader’s first introduction to your piece of writing, and first impressions matter. Therefore, you want to create a title which pulls in your reader’s interest and makes him or her want to keep reading. Make your essay stand out from the others and draw in your reader. Creating Effective Titles (Rhetoric 153-154): edu/skyenglish/rhetoric.pdf#page=153″ class=”external” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>http://accounts.smccd.edu/skyenglish/rhetoric.pdf#page=153 (Links to an external site.)
- Integrating Sources: When writing about texts, you will want to include quotes and paraphrases and you want to make sure to smoothly integrate and properly document all your sources. Connect all quote to phrases that introduce them (don’t drop quotes) and follow quotes with the source information in parenthesis (usually the author’s last name and the page number). Also, follow quotes with your own analysis explaining their significance. Sources (Rhetoric 262-282): edu/skyenglish/10IntegratingSources.htm” class=”external” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>http://www.skylinecollege.edu/skyenglish/10IntegratingSources.htm (Links to an external site.)
- Works Cited: when you are writing about a text, you will always include a Works Cited even if you are only citing the text you wrote about. If you did research, include all your outside sources on the Works Cited page as well. List the sources alphabetically by author last name or by title if there is no author. Creating Works Cited pages (Rhetoric 177-182): http://accounts.smccd.edu/skyenglish/rhetoric.pdf#page=177 (Links to an external site.)
- Revising and Editing: the best writing is rewriting so before turning in an essay for a grade, use the advice on revising (making larger global changes) and editing (making sentence level corrections) to ensure that you have submitted your best work. Revising (Rhetoric 143-152): http://accounts.smccd.edu/skyenglish/rhetoric.pdf#page=143 (Links to an external site.) & Editing (Rhetoric 155-161):http://accounts.smccd.edu/skyenglish/rhetoric.pdf#page=155 (Links to an external site.)
- Grading standards: every student should be striving for the ‘A’ paper so know what criteria make an excellent paper by reviewing the English department grading standards that your instructor will be using when assessing your essay. Use the criteria as the standard you are using as you revise your essay. Grading Standards (Rhetoric 197-198): http://www.smccd.edu/accounts/bellr/GradingMenu.ht
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