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Out-of-Class, OOCE, 1 Assignment Sheet

Purpose: The purpose of this assignment is to give you the opportunity to write a short essay in response to a piece you have read.

Rough Draft Due:

Final Draft Due:

Required Reading:

·  The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie p 1-53

·  “The Color of Success” by Eric A. Watts, The Norton Sampler p 185

Topic:

In “The Color of Success,” Eric A. Watts writes, in part, about the potential danger of “identifying oneself as a victim” (187). What does Watt believe happens when people classify themselves as victims? Think about Junior, the main character in The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. Explain whether or not you think Junior considers himself to be a victim.

Format Requirements:

This essay should be 4 well-developed paragraphs or between 1 ½ - 2 pages. See below a sample of the MLA style format to be used for all writing:

Jane Doe

Professor Presuto

ICRC II - 12437 - ENGL 060-52

September XX, 2011

OOCE 1

How to Format an Essay

Complete the heading as noted in this sample. All essays must be double spaced with the first line of each paragraph indented. Use 12 pt., Times New Roman font. Set the margins to one inch, left hand alignment, and staple the pages. Center the title on the first line after the heading. No bolding, underlining, italicizing, or added spaces in heading or title.

Reminder: If you are having difficulty with any stage of this assignment, please talk to me or go to the Academic Support Center in Somerset S020. If you go to the Academic Support Center, please bring a copy of this assignment and your notes.


OOCE1 Planning Sheet

Directions:

Use this sheet to help you through the process of writing your essay.

Step 1: Prewriting Begin to explore the topic of your essay by free writin, brainstorming or anything else that will help you to generate ideas about your topic.

Step 2: Outlining Write out an outline.

I.  Paragraph #1 Introduction

Introduce the topic of the paper. Then, introduce Junior and The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. BRIEFLY describe whether or not you think Junior sees himself as a victim.

II.  Paragraph #2

Describe the main idea of “The Color of Success” and explain the point that Watts makes about the problems associated with identifying oneself as a victim.

III.  Paragraph #3

Describe Junior and whether or not he sees himself as a victim. Give examples from the book to support your ideas.

IV.  Paragraph #4 Conclusion

Write a conclusion that summarizes the essay. Add your final thought.

Step 3: Drafting Write a rough draft of your essay.

Step 4: Revising Editing Read your essay and check to make sure it is clear. Do your ideas flow between each paragraph? Check over your sentence structure. Revise and edit for content and structure.

Step 5: Writing the Final Draft Write the final draft of your essay

Step 6: Submitting your Essay Remember to submit your essay in its folder with all of the supporting documents:

·  OOCE Assignment Sheet

·  Pre-writing

·  Outline

·  Rough Draft

·  Final Draft

Outline Worksheet: these are the types of sentences used to write an essay.

element / description
Introductory Paragraph
·  Grabber / Get the reader’s attention
·  Background Information / Situate the reading in the topic—introduce article title and author, summaries author’s premise
·  Thesis Statement / Introduce essay’s argument and areas of support
Body Paragraphs
·  Transitional Sentence / Transitional words and/or sentences can be either the glue that hold ideas together or the grease that allow ideas to flow from one to the next. They may either directly summarize the content of a preceding sentence, paragraph, or section or help the reader anticipate or comprehend the new information that will follow.
·  Topic Sentence / Introduces paragraph’s argument and areas of support
·  Main Ideas and Details / Introduces areas of support and explains, illustrates and proves argument
·  Transitional/Concluding Sentence / see previous definition
Concluding Paragraph
·  Reflect on Thesis / Restates Grabber/Thesis statement in other words
·  Summarize Main Ideas / sums up main ideas of body paragraphs
·  So What Statement / The so what statement is an elaboration of the essay and answers the questions: why is the essay important to the reader and what are the implications of the information presented for the reader.

OOCE 1: Outline Worksheet – complete the organizer below to write a rough draft of OOCE 1.

Paragraph/Sentence Types / Your sentences
Introductory Paragraph
·  Grabber – Write a simile about an element of the topic: racism, prejudice, ethnicity, hatred, conflict, coming of age, etc.
SIMILE TEMPLATE
A ______is as ______as
(noun) (adjective)
a ______is to ______.
(noun) (noun)
Background Information – situate the reader in the topic. Introduce the topic of the paper. Then, introduce Junior and The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian.
·  Thesis Statement -- BRIEFLY describe whether or not you think Junior sees himself as a victim and indicate why.
Body Paragraph 1
·  Transitional Sentence – introduce the topic of victimization
·  Topic Sentence --- Describe the main idea of “The Color of Success” and indicate the point that Watts makes about the problems associated with identifying oneself as a victim.
·  Main Ideas and Details – Explain the main ideas and the evidence that Watts makes about the problems associated with identifying oneself as a victim.
·  Transitional/Concluding Sentence – wrap up the evidence – elaborate
Body Paragraph 2
·  Transitional Sentence – introduce the paragraph topic of victimization in Diary.
·  Topic Sentence – Describe Junior and tell whether or not he sees himself as a victim.
·  Main Ideas and Details -- Give examples from the book to support your ideas. Prove that Junior is or is not a victim.
·  Transitional/Concluding Sentence – wrap up the paragraph -- elaborate
Concluding Paragraph
·  Reflect on Thesis – restate your thesis in new words.
·  Summarize -- Main Ideas of the two body paragraphs.
·  So What Statement – elaborate – explain why understanding, interpreting the meaning of being a victim in this novel and essay is important to you and or the world.