ENGL079 - Final Essay Assignment

ENGL079 – Pre-college English Final Essay Assignment This assessment is worth 40% of your grade. The Final Essay submission is worth 10%, and the micro-assignments are worth 30% (10% per assignment). Deadline Outline is due by the end of Week 4 at 11:59 pm, ET. Rough Draft is due by the end of Week 5 at 11:59 pm, ET. Rough Draft Reflection is due by the end of Week 6 at 11:59 pm, ET. Final Essay is due by the end of Week 7 at 11:59 pm, ET. Completing this Assessment will help you to meet the following: Course Outcomes  Apply the writing process to create well-organized, multi-paragraph written documents with topic sentences and relevant supporting details. Context This session, you will compose a final essay using each stage of the writing process. This project will help you understand the benefits of using the writing process. It will also help you apply the skills we will learn in class. For each step of the process, you will complete and submit a micro assignment. Your instructor will give you feedback on each assignment. It is your responsibility to apply the feedback your instructor gives you on each micro assignment to your final draft. Your final draft will be graded using the rubric at the end of this document. Important note: Every micro assignment and the final essay should be submitted as Microsoft Word documents. Your instructor cannot provide line by line feedback on submissions you type into Blackboard. Since it is very important that you receive detailed feedback from your instructor and apply it to your final draft, you must submit each piece as a separate Word document. Directions Write a five-paragraph essay that answers the following prompt: You have decided to pursue a college degree because you want to change your life in some aspect. In an informative essay, explain why a college degree will change your life.

ENGL079 - Final Essay Assignment 2 The essay will follow this format:  The introductory paragraph will provide information about the degree you are pursuing. This paragraph will contain a thesis statement that summarizes the main reasons why a college degree will change your life. This paragraph must have at least three (3) sentences.  The three body paragraphs will cover three reasons why a college degree will change your life. Each body paragraph will include both major and minor details that support each reason. Each of these paragraphs must have at least five (5) sentences.  The concluding paragraph will review the reasons you have presented and explain why you are motivated by these reasons to complete your degree. This paragraph must have at least three (3) sentences. You will complete the following micro assignments in order to write this final essay: Outline Due by the end of Week 4 at 11:59 pm, ET. For this micro assignment, you will complete a five-point outline of your essay. Your outline does not need to be in complete sentences, but it should include entries for all five paragraphs. Follow these steps: 1. Refer to the rubric in the assignment directions (Week 4) for how your assignment will be graded. 2. Fill out the Final Essay Outline Template using Microsoft Word and upload it to Blackboard. Do not create your own document. 3. Complete each line in the template, including a draft of your thesis. Rough Draft Due by the end of Week 5 at 11:59 pm, ET. This week you will complete the rough draft. Review the directions and rubric in the Week 5 folder. Rough Draft Reflection Due by the end of Week 6 at 11:59 pm, ET.

ENGL079 - Final Essay Assignment 4 ENGL079 Final Essay - Grading Rubric Category Exceeds Expectations Meets Expectations Needs Improvement Points Introduction and Conclusion 40 points 36 – 40 points Both introductory and concluding paragraphs contain at least three sentences; intro contains thesis statement; conclusion contains thesis statement restated using altered wording. 28 - 35 points Introduction and/or conclusion does not have three sentences; thesis statement is missing in one of the paragraphs. 0 - 27 points Neither introduction nor conclusion contains three sentences; thesis is absent. Body 40 points 36 – 40 points Three body paragraphs are present; each contains at least five sentences. A topic sentence and major and minor details are present in each body paragraph. 28 - 35 points Three body paragraphs are present, but they may not all contain five sentences. Topic sentences may be present, but major and/or minor details may be missing. 0 – 27 points Body paragraphs are missing or do not contain topic sentences. Information not directly related to the paragraph may also be included. Grammar, Punctuation, Spelling, Mechanics 20 points 18 - 20 points A great deal of feedback was used to make corrections to grammar, punctuation, spelling, and mechanics. Fewer than five significant errors are present in the final copy. 14 - 17 points Some feedback was used to make corrections. Fewer than 10 significant errors are present in the final copy. 0 - 13 points Feedback does not appear to have been used; 10 or more errors are present in the final copy. Instructor Comments: Total Points: