Criterion Writing Practice E and F

NEXT CRITERION WRITING PRACTICE

Due Date:  Friday, 1/8/16 (25 points)


INSTRUCTIONS
Choose either Practice E or Practice F.  You may do both for extra credit.

NEW! Student examples are included to help.

Generally, your submission should be between 600 - 800 words with 4 to 6 paragraphs.

Make sure to hit the ENTER key twice between paragraphs in order for Criterion to be able to understand.

You don't need to indent.

Also, you get 10 submissions per essay.

Good luck!


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PRACTICE E:  Favorite Music (descriptive)

PROMPT:  
Imagine that you are listening to your favorite music. Write a descriptive practice essay about this music. Describe how it makes you feel. Also include what the music would be like if you could see it, touch it, smell it, or taste it. Use your imagination. Give lots of details so that the reader can share your impressions.

STUDENT EXAMPLE (6 out of 6):

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PRACTICE F:  I’m Bringing a Guest” (descriptive)

PROMPT:  
You want to bring your best friend along for a trip to visit your relatives, but first they want to hear all about him/her. How would you describe your best friend to someone who has never met him/her? Write a practice essay describing your best friend in detail. You can talk about how your friend looks, talks, and dresses, but also try to describe the qualities that make the person such a good friend. Be as specific as possible, and provide enough details so your relatives could picture your best friend in their mind.

STUDENT EXAMPLE (6 out of 6):

Outsiders Evidence Bank

Input your quotations from the novel to help build a data base (or bank) of options to be used in your literary analyses.  Only put in your best quotes.

You may edit each other's text for accuracy, but DO NOT delete or disrupt other student's work.

This is a collective work place, so show respect.

Link:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/13GyjGV1BbISH5GzP3tEo5osK2AvwWfAIh63mU6fehBc/edit?usp=sharing


EXAMPLE:

"You might have thought it was Dally who fixed those races for Buck, being a jockey and all, but it wasn't[...]Dally road the ponies honestly and did his best to win.  It was the only thing Dally did honestly," (61).


FORMATTING IN-TEXT CITATIONS

- Notice that quote itself ends with a comma and then the ending quotation mark.

- Notice that there is a space between the ending quotation mark and the first parenthesis.

- Notice that the page number appears at the end inside of parentheses.  ( )

- Notice that the period goes after the parentheses.