English 023 Week 1 Assignment

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English 023 ~ Spring 2014 Essay 1 Assignment ~ Signs In this essay, you are to explain a sign that is at work within your world and to draw your own conclusions based on the class discussions, your own personal experiences, and the readings in class. You should offer an interesting thesis and prove it while examining a sign that has many different possible associations and interpretations that vary greatly from one another. The key here is critical reading, thinking, and writing. Although the topic for this essay is not specifically assigned, you should hope to formulate your thesis and examination in great detail and add textual analysis (2 examples/ quotes) from the materials we have used and discussed in class. Discuss the literal meaning of the sign as well as what it can mean…show more content…
In addition, it is beneficial to consider audience at all stages of writing. Doing this helps us not only to improve our writing but also to evaluate/ consider the choices we have made and their effectiveness. Due with Essay 1 (and essays 2-4 as well), please write a reflection letter to me in which you consider the following: • How did you use the writing process during the writing of the paper, and how it was helpful? Directly quote from your prewriting, draft, peer review, etc. to show how you successfully used the writing process to improve your essay. • How did you consider audience while writing your essay? What aspects of the essay were affected by these considerations? Be specific; quote the essay to show examples of consideration for audience. • How have you added to the inquiry you completed for the essay topic? What new thoughts have you
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