The purpose of the prewriting assignment is to “Act as the professor.”
At this time we weren’t asked to actually write but understand the guidelines provided, in order to evaluate the student sample essay provided and ensure it meets the guidelines.
We began the prewriting portion by reading “The Most Handsome Drowned Man” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Dean Rader’s overview. We then reviewed the PowerPoints on thesis statements and the proper way to include quotes in essays. In addition, we were also able to watch videos on MLA formatting in order to cite and structure our essays according to the guidelines.
After this, we are to examine the student sample essay in order to check if it follows said guidelines and achieves the assignment’s requirements. This prewriting assignment is to prepare us to use these core principles in our essays and provide the reader a better understanding of the writing.
3 thoughts on “Khrystal Rivera – Discussion 2”
You did an excellent job answering the prompt. Your response was well organized and clearly explained. You demonstrated a strong understanding to the prewriting assignment and what we need to do step by step. I really appreciated how you walked through your thought process and approach to the assignment, making it easy to follow. Your insights were thoughtful which shows a clear effort to connect ideas. Overall you expiation added great value to the discussion. Great work.
Shirley, you need to be more specific in your compliments.
Khrystal, yep, you get to be the professor for this one. And don’t be too nice.