091 FINAL ESSAY WRITING ASSIGNMENT
Please read this memo carefully.
Not understanding is not an acceptable excuse for not following
directions. If necessary, ask
questions until you understand
Our Last class on Friday, Dec 10,
will be very busy. However
I will be at school Monday and Wednesday the following week in case you need
Help. (10:00 to 10:50 and 1:40 until I run out of students)
1) Portfolios (Folders with all of your semester work, including the
"Holistic," but not including the last essay.
See the explanation, below)
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Portfolios:
In a folder, please turn in to me all papers that you have written and
which I have returned to you this semester. This includes all of these
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All in -class writing assignments (such as "Should
Mothers work?")
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All major Essays: including pre-writing and all
drafts, with the final drafts on
top.
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Any other written work you have done this semester, which
you feel will help me evaluate your writing positively.
This may include papers for other teachers that YOU did that you feel
show good things about your writing.
Use
a cheap folder. You will not get it
back now.
You
can pick it up next May. This is
Department policy.
2)
Environment Essay:
Write an
essay that answers the 2 part question:
A)
What is one of the biggest environmental
problems in the world (or in one particular country), and
B)
What should we do about it?
12-10-04: First draft is due.
Show it to me or your grade will be lowered.
12-15-04(Wednesday) Final draft is due!
Turn in:
1.
Notes
2.
Plan
3.
Copies
of all sources used in research
4.
Works
cited page: One page listing all sources you used, with info such as name of
database and/or magazine or www address of website, author, etc.
5.
First
draft
6.
middle
drafts (if you did them)
7.
Final
Draft
Turn
in ALL of this or your grade will be lowered.
On time! I must turn in
grades! Give it to me or give it to a secretary in 414
with MY name written on it! (John
McDermott)
On
12-10-04, you must bring in your first draft of
Your Final Essay assignment: It should be about 4 pages long.
This is your final paper, and you will do some research. Late
notes and plans or late first drafts will lower your total grade
for this project.
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Remember:
For this paper, you must print and turn in copies of EVERY page you get information
OR language from: book, magazine, web page, database, or anywhere.
UCC has software to locate copied material.
If
you get information, examples, ideas, etc. from ANY source and you USE YOUR OWN
WORDS, you must mention the name of the source every time!
If you ALSO use the exact words of the source, you must put “”
around the words! All else
is cheating and will result in ZERO. If
you are in doubt, give the source.
My name: Professor
McDermott (John)
My home phone:
(908) 272-9532 (before 10:00pm)
My home e-mail:
Mcdermott2000@comcast.net