“The man who has forgotten to be thankful has fallen asleep in life.”
–Robert Louis Stevenson
It is week ten, which means of course that we have just one week to completion of the quarter. Thus far you have been assigned a total of 7 essays; the in-class final (8) and your short research project remain (7). The in-class final is to be done in class (duh!) next week, not at home.
I can look at drafts today of work in progress, time permitting, and review the documentation requirements and formatting of the Works Cited page. Rewrites and any outstanding assignments must be submitted by next week, too, our last class.
Again, next week a "final" of 500 words will assess key composition skills–grammatical sentences, unified and well-developed paragraphs, support for your thesis, and sound use of references, wth some direct quotation. This final, discussed more below, must be done by the end of class next week, and be done in class.
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Essay 8 Assignment: This last assignment builds on the skill practices and assignment goals of the past semester. The topic itself is creativity, and thus builds on the earlier short report. Read the article at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/04/creativity-habits_n_4859769.html?1393940925# and then construct an essay that highlights the ways creativity may be maximized, referencing both what research and your experience reveal. Provide title, author, and several direct quotations from the text.
You do not have to summarize the entire contents of the article. You do have to include the Work Cited element at page bottom. You are asked to give a brief overview and pull together what you consider the most interesting points for discussion and personal comment in the course of developing this essay. You must have a thesis point, your own considered opinion, on the topic. The reading selection is to serve as a springboard to an essay about the topic and/or central theme.
Title your essay.
Any questions, call me over.
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