Goals: ** To review/ reinforce thesis writing skills
form ENGL 110
** To review/ reinforce additional ENGL 110
message skills including, forming effective paragraphs, creating and
organizing appropriately sub-points, using clear, relevant support,
communicating in a fluent and grammatical manner.
** To demonstrate you grasp key ideas in
our discussions of perception.
** To practice the ability to go beyond
"regurgitation" in your assignments and present your own
analysis of a communication event.
Method: For this assignment,
write a short paper
(one and one half to two pages) that contains a clear thesis
sentence. Identify the thesis statement by underlining
it in the body of your paper. The paper should be typed with
standard margins (roughly one inch), 12 point font, double spaced
(if possible). Be sure to include your name, the class (COMM
101) and the date at the top. Titles for papers are
always welcome. Proofread and correct mechanical errors before
submitting the paper.
The paper should have an introduction, body and
conclusion. It should contain a clear and well supported (e.g. by
examples, quotations, etc.) response to the topic you have chosen
and well-organized (unified) paragraphs. Be sure the paper
clarifies the "point" of your thesis.
You have two options for topics to write on.
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The paper can describe and
explain why and how a "self-fulfilling prophecy" had an affect
on you (or someone you know).
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The paper can explain (one
or some) reasons (based on our material concerning perception)
why many students got the wrong answers on the T-F quiz
concerning the "businessman" story.
Evaluation: I will base grades on the overall quality of your
essay, including: quality of thesis, clarity of explanations, use of
course concepts in the paper, fluency of your writing, correct
mechanics.
Due: Thursday, January
28 (in class) |