You will be responsible for submitting four out-of-class essays, one of which will count as your final exam. These essays comprise 65% of your final grade in ENG 1120. Students must earn at least a D average on their essays in order to receive a final grade of D or better in the class.
You will turn in two drafts prior to the final draft for every major essay assignment. You will work in groups to revise and edit one another’s first drafts. For two of your major essays, you will have the opportunity ot meet with me, and I will read and make comments on your second draft.
For essays 1,2, and 4, the first draft counts as a daily assignment, and the second draft counts 20% of the total grade for the essay assignment. (The grade on the final draft comprises the remaining 80%.)
Your third essay in this class will be a major research project. Before turning in three drafts of this essay, you must also turn in a thesis, outline, and working bibliography. Unlike the other essays, your final grade for the research paper will be composed of 20% from your thesis, outline, and working bibliography, 20% from your second draft, and 60% from your final draft.
The final essay will be an out-of-class writing assignment that will be due the day of the scheduled exam for this course.
Prompts and scoring guides are available by clicking on a particular essay # to the right.