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GIFLE Writing Module

Major Essay

AssignmentWrite a 5 paragraph essay,

between 500-750 words, on ONEof these topics:Describe a person whom you admire greatly.

Using specific examples, explain how this person positively influenced your life.

Imagine that you were the Gyeonggi-do superintendant of education.Describe three strategies that you would use to improve how English is taught in Korea.

What are the three most important characteristics of an outstanding educator?Explain why you chose these attributes and provide relevant examples.

If you could visit yourself when you were ten years old,

what three pieces of advice would you give yourself?Explain why you chose these specific recommendations.

Fifty years from now, how do you hope others will remember you?What do you wish to have accomplished by then? What legacy do you hope to leave behind?

Topic of Your Choice.Want to write on another topic? Talk to your instructor first and write on a topic of your choice!

Session Due

Pre-writing Exercise 3

Introduction Paragraph 4

First Draft of Your Essay Consultation Date

Final Draft of Your Essay 6

PB Works Page 7

Sample essays can be found under Lesson Materials section on the

GIFLE Writing Website. www.giflewriting.pbworks.com

Important Due Dates

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CriterionWeb-Ba

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Instructor

Gram

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Mechanics

Style

Organizationand

Development

Content

Therulesand

principlesfor

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langu

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Thestandardway

peopleuse

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Non-wordinformation

thataffectsthereaders

understanding

ofthewritersme

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Elementsthatreveala

writerspersonality

orvoice.

Thesequenceof

informationandideas

presented.

T

heideasthewriteris

tryingtoconvey

tothereader.

ErrorEx

amples

FragmentorMissingComma

Run-onSente

nces

GarbledSentences

Subject-Verb

Agreement

Errors

VerbFormEr

rors

PronounErro

rs

PossessiveErrors

WrongorMissingWord

ErrorExam

ples

ArticleErrors

ConfusedWords

WrongForm

ofWord

FaultyComp

arison

Nonstandard

Word

Form

NegationErr

or

ErrorExamples

Spelling

Capitalization

MissingInitialCap

ital

LetterinaSentence

MissingQuestionMark

MissingFinal

Punctuation

MissingApostrophe

MissingComma

MissingHyphen

FusedWords

CompoundWords

DuplicateWords

ErrorExamples

RepetitionofWords

InappropriateWordso

r

Phrases

SentenceswithPassive

Voice

LongSentences

ShortSentences

SentencesBeginning

withCoordinating

Conjunctions

EssayElements

WeLookFor:

Introduction

Thesis

MainIdeas

SupportingIdeas

TransitionalWordsand

Phrases

Conclusion

IdeaTraits

WeLookFor:

Original

Inspirational

Thought-provoking

Personal

Logical

Relevant

Well-developed

Heartfelt

40poin

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40points

ETSCr

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40

InstructorEvaluation

40

Total

80Points

UpdatedMay5,

2010