ENG 12 Comp page 3
ENGLISH 12 – COMPOSITION
Take notes on all reading sections as necessary.
Module One: The Basics
_____Read “The Writing Process”
_____Read “Paragraphs” and Complete Practice Worksheet
_____Read “The Five-Paragraph Essay”
_____Read “Transitions”
_____Read “The Thesis Statement”
_____Read “Introductions & Conclusions”
_____Read “Mechanics” Sections and Complete Practice Worksheets
Capitalization
Commas
Semi-colons & Colons
Quotation Marks & Underlining (Italics)
Dashes & Hyphens
Parentheses
Apostrophes
Module Two: Personal Creed
_____Read the MLA (Modern Language Association) Style Guide
_____Read “Journal Writing” & Write in Journal Daily
_____Read “Values and Goals”
_____Creed Assignment & Read Example Creed
Module Three: Descriptive Essay
_____Read “Practicing Detail” and Look Over Concrete Language Word List
_____Read “Five Strategies to Make Your Writing More Real” & Complete Practice Worksheet
_____Descriptive Essay Assignment & Read Example Essay
Module Four: Opinion Essay
_____Opinion / Belief Essay Assignment & Read Example Essay
Module Five: Advertising Analysis Essay
_____Read “The Language of Advertising Claims”
_____Advertising Analysis Assignment & Read Example Essay
Module Six: Political Speech Analysis Essay
_____Read “Analyzing Effective Arguments”
_____Read “I Have A Dream” & Example Essay
_____Political Speech Analysis Essay
Module Seven: Career or College Readiness Writing
_____Read “Cover Letters & Résumés” and Examples
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_____Read “Writing a College Essay of Application”
_____Résumé or College Essay Assignment
Module Eight: Research Essay
_____Read “Writing Persuasively”
_____Read “Fallacies”
_____Read or Review the MLA Style Guide
_____Complete “Documentation Practice”
_____Read “Addressing the Opposition”
_____Research Essay Assignment and Read Example Essay in Writer’s Inc.
Your essays will be graded based on the following rubric:
Criteria / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1The claim / You make a claim and explain why it is controversial. / You make a claim but don't explain why it is controversial. / Your claim is buried, confused, and/or unclear. / You don't say what your argument or claim is.
Reasons in support of the claim / You give clear and accurate reasons in support of your claim. / You give reasons in support of your claim, but you may overlook important reasons. / You give 1 or 2 weak reasons that don't support your claim and/or irrelevant or confusing reasons. / You do not give convincing reasons in support of your claim.
Organization / Your essay has an engaging opening, an informative middle and a satisfying conclusion. / Your essay has a beginning, middle and end. The parts are there, but they don’t make a reader want to keep reading. / Your essay is organized but sometimes gets off topic. / Your essay is aimless and disorganized.
Voice and tone / It sounds like you care about your argument. You show readers how you think and feel about it. / Your tone is appropriate, but your paper could have been written by anyone. You need to tell more about how you think and feel. / Your tone sounds bland or snobbish. There is either no hint of the real you in the essay, or it sounds somewhat phony. / Your tone is too formal or too informal. It sounds like you don't like the topic of the essay.
Word choice / The words you use are interesting and varied. They convey your ideas clearly. / You make serviceable but routine word choices. / The words you use are sometimes dull or sound like you are trying too hard to impress readers. / You use the same words repeatedly. Some words you use may be confusing to a reader.
Sentence fluency / Your sentences are clear, complete, and of varying lengths. / You have well-constructed sentences. / Your sentences are sometimes awkward, and/or your essay contains run-ons and fragments. / Many run-ons, fragments and awkward phrasings make your essay hard to read.
Conventions / You use correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation. / You generally use correct conventions. You have a couple of errors you should fix. / You have enough errors in your essay to distract a reader. / Numerous errors make your essay hard to read.