Week 4 - Descriptive Writing, Persuasive Writing

English 1301

Monday P.M.

Tuesday and Thursday A.M.

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Week 4 – DESCRIPTIVE WRITING continued,

introduction to PERSUASIVE WRITING

1.   Class begins when you enter the room; put away the plastic electrical toys that light up and make noises.  Open your journal and begin writing, work on your current assignment, update your notebook, or read the assigned pages in your textbook, but do not idle.

2.   Each class begins with journal writing.  Follow the prompt on the board.  Talk with each other.  Share knowledge.

3.   A typed, complete rough draft of your descriptive essay in MLA format will be submitted as your name is call for roll on your first meeting of the week, and will then be returned to you for in-class re-working.  A week is more than enough time for an effort requiring perhaps two hours; no late papers will be accepted.  An absence is no excuse; the assignment has been posted on angryverbs.blogspot.com and on BlackBoard for over two weeks

4.   Your rough draft will be given a grade mostly on its mere existence, probably a 100 – and how easy can this be?  If your paper is not typed, not in MLA format, or not complete, or if it is inadequate in any way, expect a well-earned zero.

5.   Re-work the rough draft of your descriptive essay.  I will give you as much one-on-one assistance in class as I can, but there is little time.  I am also available before and after class.  I am not going to proof-read your paper, nor are any comments contractural – I will point out some problems and make suggestions only; you must build your final draft.

6.   The final draft of your descriptive essay is due at the beginning of your first class of next week.  No late papers will be accepted.

7.   After work on your rough drafts we will begin our study of persuasive writing.  There is a lengthy handout which will not be posted on line, so take care of it.  The instructor will talk a great deal, but you must also spend some serious study time outside of class.  Anticipate an essay to follow, but for now focus on your descriptive essay.

8.   If you write me (“email” is not a verb), remember to follow the business letter format I gave you.  This is a writing class, after all, and you are building your professional skills.