1. (format) a 500-word composition. Use Courier New, 12-point font and double space and MLA style.
2. (content) Your composition needs an answer and specific details for each question in the topic. Within your 500-word limit you must cite from the material youve read and/or watched to support your ideas. As Abraham Lincoln wrote, It is a pleasure to be able to quote lines to fit any occasion. Use two-three quotes from the sources in your composition to fit your interpretation of the material.
3. (focus) Stay focused on the topic. Everything you write should have a connection to the topic and your ideas.
4. (clarity) When you proofread check for common errors like fragments, run-ons, commonly confused words, tense shift, subject-verb disagreement, spelling, etc. Try to adhere to the KISS Principle. This means keep your sentences short and simple and divide your composition into short easy to read paragraphs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_avRz5cj7M and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plagiarism.
Here youll get a thorough review of these concepts.
Also visit https://www.plagiarism.org/ for more information.
This is important information to have and know for submitting work in a remote/correspondence course.
Also read https://fs.blog/2021/02/feynman-learning-technique/?utm_source=pocket-newtab.
The article regards the use of writing as a learning tool since writing is a form of teaching/explaining and teaching is the best way to learn anything.
Remember to email me your questions to dlorenzo@mdc.edu.
WEEK 2. Composition Exercise #1 due by Thursday, July 1, 2021 at 10pm.
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Visit http://style.mla.org/ to get help with quoting, citing, formatting, grammar and style.
