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Type Three/Four:
Circles
1. Assignment:
Now that we have finished reading an essay on the use of circles in childrenıs stories as well as a number of rhymes and stories, your job is to put the information you have to use. This assignment requires you to explain the symbolism of circles in the stories (from Butler) you have chosen and to give concrete examples (from those stories) of the cycles and explain the psychological significance of the cycles or circles to the story.
2. Purpose:
Analytical. Your are to write clearly, providing information that will help a college freshman understand the use of circles in stories and how certain titles demonstrate those uses.
3. The Writer:
You will be writing as if you were a expert reader, writing an essay for college freshmen.
4. Audience:
Undergraduate freshmen.
5. Form:
Analytical/expository (the main intent is to analyze, explain why, in your opinion, something is the way it is), 350-50 words for Type Three, 500-750 words for Type Four, and 1250-2000 for Type Five.
6. FCAs:
- Describe the use of circles in stories and how it used in the story you selected (40)
- Opening gives clear state of thesis and hints at its importance
- Introduction draws reader into the work
- No excess words; write with nouns and verbs
- Use strong verbs and precise words
- No passive voice and no jargon or jawbreakers
- No long, confusing or short monotonous sentences
- Each paragraph has a main point of focus
- All unrelated ideas have been edited out
- Points of reflection, rest, assimilation are marked by a paragraph
- Ending summarizes the discussion using a new example
- No punctuation or spelling errors
7. Procedure:
- Review your notes to determine if you feel you have enough information to describe, generally, the use of circles in childrenıs stories. If you feel you need more information, you can interview classmates and/or do research in the instructorıs website or in the library.
- Write a Type Three essay, due on Wednesday.
- After you have entered your Type Three writing, read the entry immediately before yours and make suggestions for improving the writing, based on the focus correction areas (FCAs). [First person will need to read the last entry.] The Type Four writing is due Thursday. The Type Five writing is due Friday. Upload your writings to the Peer Editing / Threaded Discussion for the day due. Remember to make comments promptly on classmatesı writings so they can be used in rewriting to the Type Four and Type Five assignments. Type Four writings are expected to be a substantial improvement over the Type Three assignment. Type Five writings are expected to be a substantial improvement over the Type Four assignment.
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