The Happiness Project Essay Assignment
Essay Prompts for The Happiness Project Essay (handout)
Grading Rubric
Students will be graded on: how well s/he makes what “they say, I say,” in other words how well the conversation the writer is entering is articulated. Students will also be graded on how well they “agree, disagree and agree/disagree.” Lastly, students need to use the quotation sandwich and other forms of introductory remarks to both introduce and place quotes in context. We are looking at They Say chapters 1-4.
Students will also be graded on the MLA for an essay, which includes both in-text citations and the Works Cited page.
Students will be assessed on the structure of the essay, the thesis sentence and subsequent topic sentences; also the way the writer uses the text to support their ideas or arguments.
Lastly, students will be assessed on the grammar. Do the errors interfere with the delivery? Errors that one should look for are as follows: pronoun case errors; sentence fragments; comma splices; run-on sentences; subj. verb agreement errors; vague pronoun references; clarity; too many be-verbs, misspelled, wrong words, and missing words.
Grading Rubric
Students will be graded on: how well s/he makes what “they say, I say,” in other words how well the conversation the writer is entering is articulated. Students will also be graded on how well they “agree, disagree and agree/disagree.” Lastly, students need to use the quotation sandwich and other forms of introductory remarks to both introduce and place quotes in context. We are looking at They Say chapters 1-4.
Students will also be graded on the MLA for an essay, which includes both in-text citations and the Works Cited page.
Students will be assessed on the structure of the essay, the thesis sentence and subsequent topic sentences; also the way the writer uses the text to support their ideas or arguments.
Lastly, students will be assessed on the grammar. Do the errors interfere with the delivery? Errors that one should look for are as follows: pronoun case errors; sentence fragments; comma splices; run-on sentences; subj. verb agreement errors; vague pronoun references; clarity; too many be-verbs, misspelled, wrong words, and missing words.
Assignment Due Dates:
Monday, March 18, 2013
1. IPS and outline which includes a thesis sentence are due in class
2. Using the COA Library database, find two articles that
support your thesis for THP. Summarize
the article. This summary will be a part of the Essay Portfolio.
3. Three (3) sources in MLA format with summaries of scholarly articles and Rubin’s book (THP)
3. Three (3) sources in MLA format with summaries of scholarly articles and Rubin’s book (THP)
Tuesday-Wednesday, March 19-20, 2013
Fast draft is due for peer review session
Final Draft due Monday-Tuesday,
April 1-2:
Monday-Tuesday, Monday, April 1-2 (no fooling)
Wednesday, April 3, 2013 –Peer Review (bring electronically if you have technology)
Essay due electronically Thursday-Friday, April 4-5
Thursday-Friday, April 4-5, 2013, Essay due electronically to. Send to: coasabirenglish1A@gmail.com
Monday-Tuesday, Monday, April 1-2 (no fooling)
Wednesday, April 3, 2013 –Peer Review (bring electronically if you have technology)
Essay due electronically Thursday-Friday, April 4-5
Thursday-Friday, April 4-5, 2013, Essay due electronically to. Send to: coasabirenglish1A@gmail.com
Essay Portfolio
includes:
1. The final draft of the essay
2. A peer review and narrative comment from student about comments
3. Initial Planning Sheet
4. Outline
5. Reading Logs
6. Cyber-Assignments and Freewrites connected to THP
(This is an electronic document. No paper copies necessary.)
1. The final draft of the essay
2. A peer review and narrative comment from student about comments
3. Initial Planning Sheet
4. Outline
5. Reading Logs
6. Cyber-Assignments and Freewrites connected to THP
(This is an electronic document. No paper copies necessary.)
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