We must read and understand the assigned readings during our first rewriting assignment. These readings include ” The Most Handsome Drowned Man” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez and ” Overview of ‘The Most Handsome Drowned Man'” by Dean Rader. After we review these literary works we review several PowerPoint presentations that help us review parts that make up a successful essay. This week we will review the necessary MLA format, thesis statements, and correct usage of quote insertions. We are also given the directions for the sample student essay. These directions give us an idea of what the sample essay is supposed to convey. In these directions, the student was reminded of important rules like grammar usage and specificity of details. The student was also given a basic outline detailing the necessary essay structure. We also got the chance to read the essay after the sample student followed instructions. The prewriting assignment helped me understand what my future essays should encompass to get full credit. The readings prepare me for the essay prompt and be able to gather the necessary details.
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I Agree with you, Concepcion because reading the articles will give us an idea of how we will write an essay. Also, the last part I added to my writing, reading the student format, will give us an idea of how well it should be written. Another good point you touched on is how writing will be added, so for us, we are reading and discussing the reading this will prepare us for how a written essay should be written.
Concepcion, you have everything correct here and in the right order. You’re so right that this assignment prepares you for the writing task by letting you see what to do and not do with the sample essay as an example.
You have explained the prewriting assignment very well! The student sample essay and the directions clearly show what we should and shouldn’t do. The PowerPoint follows along, demonstrating the correct way to format our essays. We now fully understand the purpose of the prewriting assignment and how useful it will be as we progress in this class and improve our writing skills. This guidance will definitely help us succeed in our future assignments.