Never thought about it Literature & Language Essay

The essay should be 1,000 words minimum, about 3 pages, skipping every other line.

• MLA format: Times New Roman 12-point font, MLA heading, use your own title (not the same title as the reading). If you write by hand, write neatly on every other line.

• Semi-formal (First, second, or a third person acceptable).



Grading

• 100 points

• Submit the final draft to Essay 3 on Canvas.

Pitfalls

• Not reading the prompt carefully, and not responding to the prompt. Be sure to read what the prompt is asking you to write about.

• Dropped quotes

• Not citing in-text parenthetical citations correctly when quoting someone other than the author (qtd. in author page).

• Not following the outline (organization)

English 1A

Process Analysis Essay (Timed)

Spring 2020

Write an essay in which you respond to one of the following readings.  Read the prompt carefully, so you respond to it correctly.   

• “Don’t Let Time Manage You”
  
  
  
  
  
  • William Atkinson explains the importance of time management for students.  Respond to his article and offer what you recommend to manage time as a student.  In each body paragraph, include a direct quote from the reading and respond with your own specific example from personal experience to support your topic sentence and thesis.  Don’t simply summarize the recommendations in the reading. Your audience would be college students.  (Pitfall: Summarizing what the author recommends rather than offering your recommendation)
  
  
  
  
  
  

• “Stress Busters!”
  
  
  
  
  
  • Mark Rowh provides information on the nature of stress and different strategies for stress management.  Respond to his article and offer what strategies you recommend to manage stress as a college student.  In each body paragraph, include a direct quote from the reading and respond with your own specific example from personal experience to support your topic sentence and thesis.  Don’t simply summarize the recommendations in the reading.  Your audience would be college students. 
  
  
  
  
  
  

• “How to Mark a Book”
  
  
  
  
  
  • Mortimer Adler proposes marking up books in order to better understand them.  Respond to his article and offer effective reading strategies you recommend to college students to improve their understanding of college-level texts.  In each body paragraph, include a direct quote from the reading and respond with your own specific example from personal experience to support your topic sentence and thesis.  Don’t simply summarize the recommendations in the reading.  Your audience would be college students. 
  
  
  
  
  
  

• “On Wellness”
  
  
  
  
  
  • Therman Evans discusses how college students need to adopt the philosophy of wellness.  Respond to his article and offer your recommendations for adopting a philosophy of wellness as a college student.  In each body paragraph, include a direct quote from the reading and respond with your own specific example from personal experience for support.  Don’t simply summarize the recommendations in the reading.  Your audience would be college students.   
  
  
  
  
  
  

• The essay should be 1,000 words minimum, about 3 pages, skipping every other line.



• MLA format: Times New Roman 12-point font, MLA heading, use your own title (not the same title as the reading).  If you write by hand, write neatly on every other line.



• Semi-formal (First, second, or third person acceptable). 

Grading

• 100 points



• Submit final draft to Essay 3 on Canvas. 

Pitfalls

• Not reading the prompt carefully, and not responding to the prompt.  Be sure to read what the prompt is asking you to write about.



• Dropped quotes



• Not citing in-text parenthetical citations correctly when quoting someone other than the author (qtd. in author page). 



• Not following the outline (organization)

Organization (Outline)

1. Title

1. Introduction
   
   
   
   1. Hook
   
   
   
   2. Respond to the topic
   
   
   

                                                              i.      Include the title of the reading, the author, and a brief summary.

                                                            ii.      Why is discussing this topic important for college students?

1. Thesis statement

                                                              i.      State the process you would recommend for doing the same thing as in the reading. (Avoid an announcement)

1. Body Paragraphs (2-3)
   
   
   
   1. Paragraph-level transition
   
   
   
   2. Topic sentence (Steps in the process)
   
   
   
   3. Supporting examples
   
   
   

                                                              i.      Include a quote from the reading about the topic in the paragraph

                                                            ii.      Include a specific example from personal experience that responds to the example from the reading about the topic in the paragraph.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          from the reading and personal experience or observation

                                                          iii.      Discuss how the examples support the topic sentence and thesis.

1. Concluding sentence

1. Conclusion
   
   
   
   1. Concluding transition
   
   
   
   2. Summarize main idea
   
   
   
   3. Your conclusion or thoughts on the topic
   
   
   
   4. Reflect the hook
   
   
   

1. Works Cited

Works Cited

Adler, Mortimer J.  “How to Mark a Book.”  The Saturday Review of Literature, 6 July 1941.

Atkinson, William. “Don't Let Time Manage You.” Career World, vol. 31, no. 1, Sept. 2002, p.

14. EBSCOHost, http://web.a.ebscohost.com/ehost/delivery.

Evans, Therman.  “On Wellness.”  The Black Collegian, vol. 25, no. 1, Oct. 1994, pp. 24. 

Expanded Academic ASAP, http://go.galegroup.comezproxy.socccd.edu/ps/i.do.

Rowh, Mark.  “Stress Busters!”  Current Health 2, vol. 32, not. 1, Sept. 2005, pp. 26-28.

            EBSCOHost, http://web.ebscohost.com/ezproxy.socccd.edu/ehost/delivery.