...Axia College Material Appendix A Final Project Overview and Timeline Final Project Overview The final project is comprehensive, designed to apply all you have learned in this course. This assignment provides an opportunity to exercise academic writing skills as you create an expository essay, using the steps in the writing process—planning, drafting, developing, revising, editing, and proofreading. For this essay, choose one of the following topics: • Healthful eating • Oil and gas prices • Education • Media in the courtroom • Cosmetic surgery • Tattoos or body piercing • Language in the United States • A topic of your choice, approved by your instructor Final Project Timeline You should budget your time wisely and work on your project throughout the course. As outlined below, some CheckPoints and assignments in the course are designed to assist you in creating your final project. If you complete your course activities and use the feedback provided by the instructor, you will be on the right track to successfully complete your project. □ Suggested in Week One: Read the Final Project Overview and Timeline in Appendix A. □ Suggested in Week One: Read Characteristics of Expository Essays on the student Web site. □ Due in Week One: Expository Essay Topic CheckPoint □ Due in Week Three: Evaluating Sources CheckPoint □ Due in Week Four: Brainstorming CheckPoint □ Due in Week Four: Documenting Sources Assignment ...
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...For Unit 5, you will submit a final expository essay that blends the viewpoints from Units 3 and 4. Specifically, you will bring together the writing techniques that you have learned throughout the course to compose an expository paper. Exposition is a type of discourse that is used to explain, describe, or inform. In an expository essay, the purpose is to give readers a balanced account of a subject with a neutral, objective tone (usually third-person point of view or voice) and offer the opportunity to incorporate a combination of writing techniques. Your final capstone project will involve integrating both viewpoints of your selected question topic that you worked with in Units 3 and 4. Your expository essay will present both sides of your controversial issue to explain, describe, and inform your audience using an unemotive, neutral, and objective writing style through the use of third-person voice and APA 6th edition format. For this final assignment, you will complete the following: Step 1: Using the thesis statement, outline, and essay that you developed in Unit 3, revise your content. Be sure to incorporate any instructor feedback and suggestions. Step 2: Based on the instructor feedback that you received from Unit 4 (opposing view draft), revise your content. Step 3: Integrate elements from Steps 1 and 2 to create an expository paper that reflects your knowledge of both perspectives of your topic question. You will write a balanced account of your chosen...
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...|f[pic] |SYLLABUS | | |College of Humanities | | |ENG/101 Version 5 | | |Effective Essay Writing | Copyright © 2011, 2009, 2007 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description In this course, students develop academic writing skills. Students use the writing process to construct an expository essay with an emphasis on coherence and correctness in written communication. Students also conduct basic research for the expository essay. Selected readings provide the basis for discussion regarding the difference between fact and opinion. Grammar exercises focus on verb tense and form, subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent agreement, and pronoun case. Students also complete exercises covering topic sentences, paragraph development, citations, and formatting guidelines. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • University policies: You must be...
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...COM 150 Assignment: Characteristics of Expository Essays (UOP) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com Assignment: Characteristics of Expository Essays • Resources: Characteristics of Expository Essays, The Art of Cookery Web site, About Web site, and the Fishing Florida Online Magazine Web site • Due Date: Day 7 [Individual] forum • Read two of the following essays: o http://www.artofcookery.com/settingthetable.htm o http://womenshistory.about.com/library/weekly/aa062899.htm o http://deafness.about.com/cs/cochlearfeatures/a/cochlearimplant.htm o http://capmel.com/how_to-fillet_fish.htm • Address the following points about the two essays you read: o What characteristics make these essays expository? o Identify the type of organization each author used to develop the essay (topic, time order, space order, or informative process). o Why do you think each author chose that type of organization for his or her essay? In what ways does this organizational choice make the essay effective? What effect could the author have achieved with another type of organization or another type of expository essay? o In what ways are these expository essays alike? In what ways are they different? o Explain your answers. -------------------------------------------------------------- COM 150 Capstone (UOP) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com Capstone Discussion Question • Due Date: Day 3 [Main] forum • Post your response to the following:...
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...|Wednesday |Thursday |Friday |Saturday |Sunday | |Week 1 |Day 1 |Day 2 |Day 3 |Day 4 |Day 5 |Day 6 |Day 7 | |COM 150 |Post Bio |DQ 1 |Expository Essay Topic CheckPoint |DQ 2 | | | | |Week 2 |Day 1 |Day 2 |Day 3 |Day 4 |Day 5 |Day 6 |Day 7 | |COM 150 | | |Grammar Exercise 1 |The Writing Process | | |Analyzing Written Essays | |Week 3 |Day 1 |Day 2 |Day 3 |Day 4 |Day 5 |Day 6 |Day 7 | |COM 150 | |DQ 1 | |DQ 2 |Evaluating Sources | | | |Week 4 |Day 1 |Day 2 |Day 3 |Day 4 |Day 5 |Day 6 |Day 7 | |COM 150 | | |Grammar Exercise 2 |Prewriting | | |Documenting Sources | |Week 5 |Day 1 |Day 2 |Day 3 |Day 4 |Day 5 |Day 6 |Day 7 | |COM 150 | |DQ 1 |Thesis Statement |DQ 2 |Topic Sentences and Paragraphs Exercises | | | |Week 6 |Day 1 |Day 2 |Day 3 |Day 4 |Day 5 |Day 6 |Day 7 | |COM 150 | |Topic Outline and Working References List | | |Citations Exercises | |Body Paragraphs | |Week 7 |Day 1 |Day 2 |Day 3 |Day 4 |Day 5 |Day 6 |Day 7 | |COM 150 | |DQ 1 | |DQ 2 |Introductions and Conclusions | | | |Week 8 |Day 1 |Day 2 |Day 3 |Day 4 |Day 5 |Day 6 |Day 7 | |COM 150 | | |Peer Review of Expository Essay | |Formatting Academic Papers Crossword Puzzle Exercise | |Incorporating Feedback | |Week 9 |Day 1 |Day 2 |Day 3 |Day 4 |Day 5 |Day 6 |Day 7 | |COM 150 | |Capstone Discussion Question | |Comprehensive Grammar | |Final Project: Expository Essay | |...
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...Expositor Essay 1 Expository Essay Final Project Anissia L. Johnson Com/150 April 07, 2013 Mindy B. Monkarsh Expository Essay 2 What the Bible Teaches A gift tells you something about the giver-that he or she values your friendship. No doubt you expressed gratitude for your friend’s gift. The Bible is a gift from God, one for which we can be truly grateful. This unique book reveals things that we could never find out otherwise. It tells us about the creation of the starry heavens, the earth, and the first man and woman. The Bible contains reliable principles to help us cope with life’s problems and anxieties. It explains how God will fulfill his...
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...SOAPSTONE (subject, occasion, audience, purpose, speaker, tone, organization, narrative style and evidence) strategy for use in analyzing prose and visual texts along with three of the five cannons of rhetoric: invention, arrangement and style. ▪ Students learn the format of the AP test, essay rubric and essay structure. ▪ Students take a full-length AP test for comparison purposes in the spring. Reading: The Scarlet Letter – Nathaniel Hawthorne Writing: Answer the following question in one paragraph. Use quotes from the novel as evidence. Some readers believe that the elaborate decoration that Hester embroiders on the scarlet letter indicates her rejection of the community’s view of her act. Do you agree or disagree? Explain your position using evidence from the text. (test grade) Writing: Write a well-developed essay addressing the following prompt. Document all sources using MLA citation. Compare Hester to a modern day person who has been shunned. Provide at least two research sources for the other person. (project grade) Reading: “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” Jonathan Edwards Analyzing: SOAPSTONE and cannons of rhetoric Reading: Teacher Introduction Essay Writing: Students and teacher evaluate where each student’s writing is and where it needs to be by analyzing students’ introductory...
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...edu/ctl/students/skills-development/test-taking.htm Assignment #2 - Topic for Final Paper |Read:https://edge.apus.edu/access/content/group/arts-and-humanities-common/COLL100/Readings%20Links/Wk2/www.usnews.com_edu20130220131239-1.URL Week 2: Making the most of your time. Forum (Personal) |Read:https://edge.apus.edu/access/content/group/arts-and-humanities-common/COLL100/Readings%20Links/Wk2/www.elearners.com_20130220131239.URL Quiz #2 - Policies and Procedures Quiz |Read:https://edge.apus.edu/access/content/group/arts-and-humanities-common/COLL100/Readings%20Links/Wk2/www.elearners.com_20130220131239-1.URL Assignment #3 - Managing Time - Creating your own Personal Calendar |Read:http://www.studygs.net/timman.htm Response to two classmates |(Personal) |(Personal) | | Week 3 |Academic skills Test Taking |4 Time Management Tips for Online Learners (Personal) |How to avoid Feeling Isolated in your Online Classes Week 3:What is my style |Time Management for Online Learners |Response to two classmates |(Personal) |(Personal) | | Week 4 |Assignment 5 Annotated Bibliography The Writing Process |The Process and Types of Writing Week 4: Personal Essays vs Research Papers: What is the Difference? (Personal) |Conduct an internet search and find articles that describe the difference between personal essays or expository writing and research papers so to inform on your Forum postings and responses. |Assignment 6 Mind Map or Linear Outline of Final Topic |Response to...
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...section Vi essay forms Many people use the term “essay” to mean any paper written for a class. In actuality, there are many different types of essays, each of which has a unique purpose, form, and style. We call these different types of essays “modes of discourse,” and they include expository, persuasive, and comparecontrast essays to name just a few. This section of the Guide has a dual purpose. First, various types of essays are described and suggestions are included about how to approach each particular type of writing. Second, the sample essays are good tools for you to see how these different essays look in their final form. These are not templates (no essay can be a carbon copy of another even in form), but they will give you a good idea of what a final piece of writing for each mode of discourse looks like. It would be advantageous to critically analyze the form and content of each sample against the instruction for how to write each type of essay. chapter 21 expository essays Jennifer propp An expository essay explains something using facts rather than opinions. The purpose of this type of essay is to inform an audience about a subject. It is not intended to persuade or present an argument of any kind. Writing this type of essay is a good way to learn about all the different perspectives on a topic. Many students use the expository essay to explore a variety of topics, and do so in a wide range of formats, including “process” and “definition”...
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...Final Project: Expository Essay Samantha A. Medina University of Phoenix Final Project: Expository Essay Computer technology has developed tremendously over the decades and centuries to become so modern in every aspect including education and personal leisure. It is breath taking to see how modernized out computer technology is today as opposed to the limited computer technology that was available in history. The changes that have occurred over history to today will be discussed and focused upon in this essay. The Mechanical Era: Early Computing Devices The Abacus The abacus was the first machine to be used computational science. It is considered to be the first computer. This machine was inspired by one of Charles Babbage’s designs. The abacus could process 15 digit numbers and calculate fourth-order differences. In 1885 the machine won gold medal at an exhibition in Paris and also helped calculate the orbit of mars! The abacus is still in use today. Imagine that a computing device from centuries ago still being used to this day! Charles Babbage Charles Babbage was an English mathematician, philosopher, inventor and mechanical engineer ("Charles Babbage", 2012). Babbage is known to have invented the first programmable computer. As stated earlier his design inspired the abacus and other complex designs. He won the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society for inventing an engine for calculating mathematical and astronomical tables. Babbage was also Lucasian Professor...
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...Part I. The aspect selected must focus on some pertinent link between the chosen works and may reflect the interest of the candidate. The paper must be at least 1000 and no more than 1500 words. It should be appropriately documented. Everyone in a given class will have a different topic. Text Choices for World Lit paper: You may choose two of the following: Siddhartha, Hesse Candide, Voltaire A Doll’s House, Ibsen (if you don’t use it for the presentation) The Stranger, Camus General Types of Topic Choices for Essay: Topics may be based on any aspect(s) of the work(s) studied: • cultural setting of the work and how it and related issues are reflected • thematic focus as reflected in craft • characterization techniques • technique and style • author's attitude to particular elements of the work(s) such as character, subject, form, setting, narrative technique • international perspectives on common human problem (essay) • cross-cultural perspectives on the artist’s role in society • interpretation of particular elements from different perspective Focus for Paper: Your focus will depend on the nature and scope of your topic. The sophistication of literary criticism expected in elaborated in your rubrics. You will be expected to show: • thorough knowledge and understanding of the work(s) • thorough appreciation of the aspect discussed, appropriate similarities and differences between the work(s) • knowledge and...
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...Maps The Six Types of Writing Prompts Jane Shaffer Writing Terms Writing a Thesis Statement Writer’s Signal Words 1 4 5 6 7 8 11 Things NEVER to Do in an Essay 12 MLA Guidelines and Style Sheet Sample Essay Formatting Guide to Formatting Essays Using MS Word Revising and Proofreading Essays JBHS Proofreading Symbols Proofreading/Editing Worksheet MLA Quoting and Citation Guide Quote Integration FAQs Work Cited Page Why Did I Get This Grade? JBHS Academic Honesty Policy List of Resources and References Academic Honesty Contract 14 15 © JBHS English Department 2009 19 27 28 30 32 33 35 38 40 43 44 Glossary of Writing and Research Terms Annotated Bibliography: Includes a summary and/or evaluation of each of the sources used for researching a topic. Audience: Those whom you want your writing to reach. A writer needs to choose the appropriate words and style for his or her intended audience. Body Paragraph: Makes up most of an essay and has three main parts: a topic sentence, concrete detail/commentary, and a concluding sentence. Citation: [also known as parenthetical or in-text citation] Names a source and page number for text which quotes from, uses specific details from, or paraphrases source/research materials used for the writing of an essay or research paper. Claim: [also point or argument] A statement a writer makes that presents his main point or idea, the argument he/she is trying to prove. A thesis is the...
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...Addendum is at the end of this document Quarter #1 August 23 to October 22 Essential Questions: 1. How do writers and artists organize or construct text to convey meaning? 2. What does it mean to be a stranger in the village? Unit Goals 1. To understand the relationship between perspective and critical theory. 2. To apply critical theories to various texts studied and created. 3. To control and manipulate textual elements in writing to clearly and effectively convey a controlling idea or thesis. Student Published Portfolios: For each of the first three quarters, students are required to complete three to four published writing portfolio products. Quarter 4 is devoted to completion of the Laureate Research Project. . Pacing: This map is one suggestion for pacing. Springboard pacing guides precede each unit in the “About the Unit” sections and offers pacing on a 45-minute class period length. Prentice Hall Literature – Use selections from Prentice Hall throughout the quarter to reinforce the standards being taught as well as the embedded assessments within the SpringBoard curriculum. QUARTER #1 SpringBoard Curriculum Pacing Guide August 23 – October 22 Standards and Benchmarks | Unit Pacing Guide | SpringBoard Unit/Activities | Assessments | SpringBoard Unit 1Literature * The students will analyze and compare significant works of literature and id relationships among major genres * Analyze the literary devices unique to the literature...
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...Selected Bibliography Table of Contents Course Description (Catalog) ENGL101 Proficiency in Writing (3 hours) This course provides instruction in the writing process with a focus on self-expressive and expository essays, and will include practice in the conventions of standard written English, responding to readings, and incorporating sources into essays with appropriate documentation. Table of Contents Course Scope This course gives students practice in the conventions of Standard Written English, responding to readings, and incorporating sources into essays with appropriate documentation. Thus the course prepares students for writing effectively in all undergraduate courses by sharpening the writing skills necessary to answer essay examinations, dialogue with reading assignments, and write term papers. Table of Contents Course Objectives Students who successfully complete this course will be able to: CO-1: Recognize and formulate the kind of writing required to respond properly to college-level assignments, examinations, and projects. (Essay types) CO-2: Use a process of writing from pre-writing (i.e. brainstorming) ideas to polishing a final draft. CO-3: Demonstrate writing techniques explained in this class through finished writing projects that are clear, concise, and convincing. (Thesis statements, organization, structure.) CO-4: Draw conclusions and present ideas from a variety of texts and discover a new way of reading with pleasure and understanding...
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...Step 1: Prewriting The first step in the writing process is prewriting, an informal way of writing down initial thoughts about your writing subject. There are many different types of prewriting techniques, including the following: • Freewriting: You know you have to write a paper, but when you sit down to prewrite, nothing comes to mind. The best advice is to just start freewriting. Ask yourself the 5ws and 1h: Who? What? When? Where? Why? How? Write about anything you think of for a period of time (about 10 minutes) or to a certain length—perhaps one entire page—to spark the thought process. Connect a word to a previous word or to another word it suggests or take off on a tangent that comes to mind. Keep at it—without stopping to reread, edit, or judge—even if you have to write the same word repeatedly. • Brainstorming: Similar to freewriting, brainstorming is more compressed and focused. This technique also involves writing without stopping. The goal is to generate ideas about your assignment’s subject without any thought to organization. The tricky part is not stopping to correct the paper or to take a break. Just keep writing for the time allotted or until the page is full. • Listing: This technique involves making a list of your ideas, which are usually short notes on your thoughts and may appear similar to an informal outline. • Clustering or Mind-Mapping: This technique displays the relationship between ideas through drawing. Begin with...
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