The prewriting assignment is about analyzing a sample essay to see if the writer followed the guidelines for creating a strong essay. First, we read The Most Handsome Drowned Man by Gabriel Garcia Marquez and an analysis of it by Dean Rader. Then, we go through some PowerPoints, one about thesis statements and another on how to include quotes in a literary essay, which help us learn how to structure essay paragraphs. There’s also a video on formatting and an MLA citation guide to make sure we know how to format and cite sources correctly. Once we’ve gone through all that, we look at the sample essay and check if it follows the rules we’ve learned. The whole point of this is to teach us how to write better essays by understanding these key elements.
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