2.6 Essay Expectations
- Due Feb 14, 2024 at 11:59pm
- Points 10
- Questions 10
- Available until Feb 21, 2024 at 11:59pm
- Time Limit None
- Allowed Attempts 2
Instructions
Essay Expectations
Overview and Reading
First, please carefully read Essay Expectations.
This reading on essay writing encompasses several key elements: adhering to the prompt, formulating a central claim, effective paragraphing, choosing the appropriate point of view, and proofreading.
Connection to Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs):
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Developing Analytical Skills: By requiring you to understand and respond to the prompt, and formulate a central claim, this reading enhances your ability to analyze and synthesize information.
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Enhancing Writing Skills: The focus on paragraph structure, voice, and proofreading directly contributes to your ability to construct clear and persuasive arguments, a crucial aspect of effective communication.
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Encouraging Critical Thinking: The emphasis on creativity, curiosity, and context nurtures critical thinking, as you are required to approach writing tasks with a questioning mind and situational awareness.
Instructions
After completing the reading, take this quiz to check your knowledge.
Please complete all quizzes for this class alone, without sharing answers. Feel free to review your notes/readings as you go!
If you are happy with your score after the first attempt, you are done. If you would like to re-take the quiz, you may. You will keep the higher score if you take it a second time.
Grading & Feedback
You will see your quiz score and any automated feedback immediately after completion. You will see if you missed any questions. The answers to any missed questions will be provided after the second quiz attempt.