English: 4 page paper reflecting on an experience that has affected them
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Write 4 Complete pages in proper MLA format.
Using the writing process, students will compose a paper reflecting on an experience that has
affected them. This experience can be personal: one that occurred within his/her family, education,
career, or with technology or pop culture. Note that this paper should not be research-based. Use of
the first person (I and we) is acceptable for this paper. Use of the second person (you and all
of its forms) is not acceptable.
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Paper Requirements *Times New Roman. *Font size 12. *Double spaced. *The paper has a correctly formatted and original title. *The paper has a correctly formatted MLA heading. |
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Introduction *Compelling. *Strong thesis or controlling idea. *Grabs the readers attention. * Is general and outlines the main points of the body paragraphs. |
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Body Paragraphs *Contains controlling topic sentences and supporting details. *Coherent. *Unified. * Uses adequate transitional devices. |
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Conclusion *Sums up the main points of the paper. *Does not leave the reader hanging. * Does NOT introduce new ideas that are not covered in the body paragraphs. *The conclusion should be concise. |
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Standard English *Word choices and level of diction appropriate to the college level. *Spelling errors are avoided. *Avoids use of contractions. *Avoids use of the second-person pronoun. *Pronouns agree *Subjects and verbs agree * Maintains consistent tense and/or demonstrates logical shifts in tense. * Parallelism is maintained. * Overuse of the passive voice is avoided. *Less than 10% plagiarism on Turnitin report Sample paper included and MLA format info |
