The prewriting assignment is mainly for us to use the provided tools properly to improve the quality and organization of our essays. Starting with Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s and ‘The Handsomest Drowned Man’ and Dean Rader’s scholarly article, we have examples of a primary source and a secondary source, respectively. These readings will serve as foundational support for our thesis statement in the essay. However, when presenting our thesis statement, we need to be mindful of the key principles for structuring it correctly and avoiding common mistakes. As presented in the first PowerPoint, a thesis statement is a single sentence that clearly articulates the main idea of your essay. It should neither be a question, a simple fact, nor a simple announcement of the topic. Additionally, there is another PowerPoint that explains how to effectively use quotations to support your arguments in the essay. It’s important to keep in mind that it’s not only about inserting quotes without relevance or coherence. The quotes should align with the overall topic of your essay. Finally, we have a student sample as supplementary material to help us identify whether the prewriting assignment guidelines were followed. By referring to the format video and illustration, we can easily identify mistakes in the sample, such as incorrect font usage, no indentation at the beginning of paragraphs, and extra spaces between paragraphs. These observations will help us ensure that our own essay follows the proper formatting requirements. I definitely believe that the prewriting assignment is really important. Analyzing, reviewing, and following the prewriting assignment is crucial for meeting the requirements and consistently achieving our goals for this course.
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The prewriting assignment in week 1 is to prepare us to the format of writing in this class. We are getting familiar with the process of writing properly according to the correct format rules, how to organize our thoughts better and therefore having a better expression of the thesis. This prewriting assignment has several steps. The first, is to read “The Most Handsome Drowned Man” written by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. We also read “Overview of ‘The Most Handsome Drowned Man’” by Dean Rader. After the readings there were a few activities that included: reading about primary and secondary sources, presentation on thesis statements, presentation on how to insert quotes. We also had guides about proper use of MLA format. There were a video about why format matters, format illustration, and MLA citation guides. We were also asked to review student sample directions and student sample essay. In my opinion, the purpose of the prewriting assignment is to prepare us better for the upcoming course expectation regarding to the writing format. It gives us the basics from them we can learn and start the process of writing.
My understanding of the prewriting assignment for Week 1 is that it’s an activity to get us familiar with the Sample Student Essay, as well as the criteria that was set for it. For the activity, we were tasked with reading “The Most Handsome Drowned Man”: the short story that the Sample Student Essay was based on. After that, we also read an overview of the story. As for step three, we were linked a multitude of guides to look at. Such guides included a PowerPoint on thesis statements, a PowerPoint on inserting quotations, an illustration and video on formatting, and lastly an MLA citation guide. Once we finished looking at each of those guides, we moved onto reading the directions given for the Sample Student Essay. Finally, we were tasked with reading the Sample Student Essay itself. I believe the purpose of the prewriting assignment is to get us familiarized with the expectations that were set for the Sample Student Essay. In order to fairly and accurately evaluate the essay, it was necessary to read the source material itself, as well as learn how a student could meet said expectations.
For this week our Pre-writing step is the method or process that is done before we start to write our papers . In this pre-writing assignment for essay one there are multiple steps. step one would be for us to read “The Handsomest Drowned Man” which was written by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. After completing the reading then I should also look on the overview/ literary critique of this book, followed by reviewing the supporting guides such as the PowerPoint on thesis statements and the second PowerPoint on how to insert quotations into a literary essay. we were also tasked with watching a video about format illustration and we should review the citation guide. The last two steps, had advised us to read the directions for the sample student essay, and then to read the sample student essay. After I’ve completed all these steps It will help me to write a thorough, detailed paper that will meet the grading criteria and it will bring ease to the process of me actually writing the paper, which is what pre-writing is about. It will provide aid to becoming more knowledgeable about the topic/ subject of our essay. Thereafter, this knowledge will equip me to write a successful essay.
