Shaquana Nealy

My understanding of the prewriting assignment in Week 1 Activity. 10, is a multi-layered guide to writing a good essay. Based on the prewriting information for essay 1 given, the first step is to read “The Most Handsome Drowned Man” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Next we should read “Overview of ‘The Most Handsome Drowned Man”’ by Dean Rader. After reading the following readings, we have to review the supporting guides in week 1, which consist of activities 5-8. The supporting guides will help us understand how to write a thesis statement, insert quotations, format illustrations, and a MLA citation guide. Once we are done reviewing the following, we are directed to an sample essay and a layout of the sample essay to help guide us through starting the actual essay. The essay will include the title, introduction, body, conclusion, a work sited page which follows the MLA format, and an academic integrity pledge. Once these steps are understood, I can start forming an essay. The purpose of the prewriting assignment, is to help organize and format my ideas in a way that it efficiently conveys them to the reader, and supports my thesis statement.