choose one of Core reading links:
Sarah Corapi, "Why It Takes More Than a Grocery Store to Eliminate a 'Food Desert'"
Lauren Davis, "Should You Really Start Eating Insects?"
James Delingpole, "Eat Local Organic Food If You Like, But Don't Kid Yourself That It's 'Green'"
Assessment Specifics
Cover Letter
Minimum 150 words (successful cover letters are often longer)
Address letter to your instructor
Answer at least 3 of the 6 questions below; (where applicable) provide brief, specific examples of the following in your cover letter:
What is your primary motivation or purpose for writing your draft? Who is your intended audience? What revisions did you make in order to improve how you accomplish this purpose and/or appeal to this audience?
What feedback did you receive from your peers? How did you use this feedback to revise your draft? How do these revisions improve your draft?
What feedback did you receive from other sources, such as your instructor or tutors? How did you use this feedback to revise your draft? How do these revisions improve your draft?
What have you decided to revise in your draft, apart from feedback you received? Why? How do these revisions improve your draft?
What problems or challenges did you encounter while writing or revising your draft? How did you solve them?
What valuable lessons about writing effectively have you learned as a result of composing this project?
Place the cover letter at the beginning of your final draft, before the first page of your actual essay draft; delete your purpose statement.
Your Final Draft
Summary and Response of ONE of the core readings selected by your instructor
Description of core reading, identifying its rhetorical characteristics
Clearly developed main point (thesis) stating overall, focused response to the selected core reading
Accurate summarizing and meaningful response, supported with evidence
Effective organization using topic sentences and transitions
APA or MLA manuscript style, as specified by your instructor, with in-text citations and a Works Cited or References list. (Works Cited or References list does not count in the minimum word-count requirement)
Use of at least 5 quotes (words, phrases, or key sentences) and/or paraphrases (key details or ideas rephrased in your own words), cited using correct in-text citations
Observation of the conventions of Standard English
750 words minimum for final draft (the minimum 150 words for the cover letter is not included in this count)