This essay is considered an academic essay. Keep the following points in mind when writing: Academic Essays.
Choose one of the following prompts and write a 650-word essay. Stay within 25 words of this assignment word count.
These two prompts are from our Norton Field Guide:
2.1. Write a narrative about a literacy that you have developed that links your experience to the author’s experience. Read Question #5 on page 644 in the Norton Field Guide. Include a summary of “Rebel Music,” in the first body paragraph. Include transitions that link your experience to that of Daniel Felsenfeld, the writer of “Rebel Music.”
2.2. Write a narrative about how you speak and how your way of speaking affects your identity while linking your experience to the author’s. Read Question #5 on page 648 in the Norton Field Guide. Include a summary of “Se Habla Espanol” by Tanya Maria Barrientos in the first body paragraph. Include transitions that link your experience to that of the writer of “Se Habla Espanol.”
Here are page numbers from the Norton Field Guide:
“Rebel Music” by Daniel Felsenfeld,640-643; “Se Habla Espanol” by Tanya Maria Barrientos, 645-648
Recognizing which Genres are Required: Literacy Narrative, page 273
Key Features/Literacy Narrative, pages 83-84
A Guide to Writing Literacy Narratives, pages 84-93
Summarizing, pages 33-35
MLA documentation (Refer to pages from the Norton Field Guide)
MLA Works Cited page information follows this example: Since our textbook is an anthology, the Works Cited entry will be #19. Work(s) in an anthology, 525, Norton Field Guide. Here is an example for the Daniel Felsenfeld essay. Students writing about “Se Habla Espanol” by Tanya Maria Barrientos may simply replace information, author’s name, title of work, and page numbers, using this same example. The other information will be the same for The Norton Field Guide.
Felsenfeld, Daniel. “Rebel Music.” The Norton Field Guide to Writing, edited by Richard Bullock and Maureen
Daly Goggin, 4th ed. W.W. Norton, 2016, pp. 640-43.
MLA paper format: MLA paper format is required for essay assignments. See Formatting a Paper, 539-548, Norton Field Guide. (The example paper is a research paper, but the basic format is the same for class submissions.)
MLA handouts in class modules also show documentation and paper format.
These requirements are also a detailed rubric for this assignment:
1) Do not use any other sources. Do not use Internet sources. Read this information on Avoiding Plagiarism.Preview the document
2) Write an introduction that introduces the author and the title of his or her work. Here are some details on how to write an introduction: Intros and Conclusions
3) Place the summary in the first body paragraph that includes the author’s thesis and the purpose of his or her essay. Connect your narrative to that of the author’s work by using transitions. For example, the author’s experience may or may not connect to your own experience. Include one quotation from the source essay in the one-paragraph summary. Document this quotation according to MLA style.
4) Write in the present tense when discussing a text. So, write your summary in the present tense.
5) Create a focused thesis that is based on the assignment and that has an assertion, an opinion. A thesis should be one or two sentences. Place the thesis at the end of the introduction for clear organization. Boldface for identification. This handout provides information on essay format: Basic Essay Format.Preview the document
6) Create topic sentences that reflect the thesis content and organization and that have an assertion, an opinion. Create topic sentences that also serve as umbrellas for their paragraphs. Boldface for identification.
7) Write well-developed paragraphs that begin with assertive topic sentences, that include detailed personal experience, that include details and quotations from the source text, and that end with a conclusion sentence.
8) Boldface thesis and topic sentences. (I want to see what you consider to be your thesis and topic sentences.)
9) Document the source using MLA documentation. See class readings and other resources for MLA examples. Essays with incorrect or missing documentation may earn a failing grade.
10) Include an author’s full name on first mention. Do not include polite titles such as Mr., Ms., or others. After first mention, refer to an author by last name: for example, Sally Smith, and then Smith.
11) Don’t use the phrase “in conclusion.” Encourage the reader to keep reading until the last word.
12) The “I” pronoun may be used for personal experience. However, do not write phrases such as I think, I believe, in my opinion, or other similar phrases.
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