PAPER #2: NARRATION                         DUE: 2 October 2008

English 101 with Professor Russell

 

ASSIGNMENT: Taking a cue from the readings in Chapter 5 of the Patterns for a Purpose text, and also those distributed in class (David Sedaris et al.), write a narrative essay, one in which you tell a story, in response to one of the prompts on page 205. Be sure to read/review pages 158Ð163 in the Patterns for a Purpose book, which should encourage your writing to be expressive, well-organized, and told in a consistent verb tense.

 

REQUIREMENTS: This paper should be typed, double-spaced, with one-inch margins, in 12-point, Times New Roman font. Be sure to include a proper heading (your name, my name, the course, the date) and header (your last name and the page number). Your paper should have a dynamic title (that is, something other than "Paper #2"). Do not include a cover page. Your finished work should be 3-4 pages in length.

 

DEADLINE: This paper is due in class on Thursday, October 2, 2008. If you are not in class, you will be expected to e-mail your paper in MS Word format (.doc) to me at rar239@nyu.edu or rrussell@atlantic.edu before 11 A.M. on 10/02/08. (Late papers lose points.)

 

GRADING CRITERIA CHECK LIST

FORMATTING:                                                                                              30 points

Heading (upper left: name, teacher, course, date)

Header (upper right: last name and page number)

Double-space

1-inch margins

12-point, Times New Roman font

CONTENT:                                                                                                     40 points

Address: Who? What? When? Where? Why? and How?

Include: descriptions of people and scenes when important

Include: dialogue where it can advance the narrative/make it more vivid

Include: (more) background information for your reader

Include: details to fulfill purpose or combination of purposes (meaning)

Vary sentences/sentence structure

Avoid extraneous details

Re(arrange) narrative: appropriate and interesting manner

Interesting title (indicates paper's content)

GRAMMAR/SPELLING                                                                                30 points

Standard grammar and spelling

Appropriate word choice; use specific language

Avoid unnecessary words

Avoid wordiness and run-on sentences/comma splices

Be careful of confused words and mindful of common errors

Note standard idioms

Correct your use of plurals and possessives; pronouns

Subject-verb agreement and proper, consistent verb tense

Watch punctuation: commas, colons, semicolons, dashes, etc.