EXPLAINING
RELATIONSHIPS
Assignment: Write
an essay in which you analyze and explain the nature of a particular
relationship in depth.
Chapter Reading:
“What the Honey Meant” by Cindy Bosley
JE # 1) Answer
- From Writing Strategies, questions 2, 4 and 5
- From Exploring Ideas, questions 1 and 3
Other Journal Entries to be completed:
2) What is the relationship between personality and
writing/learning?
3) How does your particular personality as you see it now
affect your writing?
4) Personality survey
5) Notes from video
6) Personality assessment: in a journal of one page or more,
explain how well the survey portrays your personality. How will the information
you have gained from the survey and video help you in your academic life?
Paper must include the following criteria:
- A
lively introduction
- A
clear thesis statement
- Clear,
concise effective sentences that communicate the intended meaning
- Three
paragraphs that begin with a topic sentence, contains at least five
sentences, and include relevant, realistic details that support the thesis
- A
title that captures the subject
- A
variety of quality transitions
- A
conclusion that leaves the reader with a sense of completion
- Concrete
sensory details
- Varied
sentence structure
- Lively
and imaginative language (at least three metaphors and/or similes)
- No
distracting errors in spelling, grammar and punctuation
- Focuses
on the topic
- Is at
least two typed pages in length (about 400-500 words)
- All
criteria listed on Essay Grading Checklist under Course Content on
Blackboard (please make a copy of this document and keep it with you at
all times)
The final unit of work should include:
- All journal
entries, clearly labeled and in sequential order
- Essay
Plan
- Rough
draft
- Self
Response
- Revised
draft
- Peer
Evaluation
- Final
Draft