ESSAY ASSIGNMENTS
ESSAY
ASSIGNMENT ONE
(due Monday,
February 10, 2003)
ESSAY
ASSIGNMENT TWO
(due Wednesday,
March 19, 2003)
ESSAY
ASSIGNMENT THREE
(due Wednesday,
April 2, 2003)
ESSAY
ASSIGNMENT FOUR
(Part I is the
Homework assignment due April 25, Part
II is the essay given in this link due Friday,
May 2, 2003)
In preparing your essay,
students are urged to consult the standards for written work found
in the course style sheet Your responses
to these assignments will be evaluated with reference to the following
specific standards:
- communicates using effective English and correct grammar / punctuation / spelling;
- composes effective sentences;
- organizes effective paragraphs;
- develops a full essay-style approach (including an introduction containing a thesis statement, a body of supporting evidence and a summary conclusion);
- underlines / italicizes foreign terms and book titles;
- identifies authors and citation sources adequately;
- defines terms appropriately;
- demonstrates an understanding of terminology;
- applies terminology effectively and accurately in an analytical context;
- balances generalization and supporting / clarifying / elaborating / explanatory / detailed evidence / illustration / example;
- evidences depth of insight / perceptive analytical depth.