Your first essay will discuss your personal story as a beginning writer. This kind of essay is known as a personal narrative. You will learn more about this kind of essay in Unit 3. For now, simply focus on writing a great essay about your experience as a writer and your plan for achieving success in this course.
Download this worksheet to help you complete this assignment. I have attached and my areas for improvement are punctuation and grammar
NOTE: Do not submit the worksheet; it is for guidance purposes only.
In addition, refer to your writing list from the Discussion Board to help you write this essay.
Write a 5-paragraph personal narrative essay that consists of the following:
An opening or introductory paragraph
Your writing strengths based on the rankings you provided in the Discussion Board assignment (i.e., the skills you ranked 1 and 2), as well as the successes you have enjoyed with writing
The problems you have encountered in becoming a good writer, especially with regard to the lowest-ranking writing skills from your Discussion Board assignment (i.e., the skills you ranked 3).
Your potential strategies for achieving success in the course
Explain what actions you plan to take in this class to ensure that you strengthen your areas for improvement and what resources or tools you will take advantage of and why
A concluding paragraph
NOTE: For assistance with this assignment, please refer to the assigned readings listed under Unit 2 Learning Activities, as well as your intellipath® lessons.
Please pay attention to the following as you write your essay:
Grammar
Punctuation
Spelling
Proofreading
Assignment Criteria Proficient Descriptor Header
Introduction • Uses effective strategies (anecdotes, interesting facts, etc.) to set the context of the essay and introduce the topic. /5 pts.
Reflection on Writing Strengths • Reflection reveals an initial understanding of personal strengths as a writer
• Supports self-assessment with reasonable examples. /10 pts.
Reflection on Writing Weaknesses • Reflection reveals an initial understanding of skill deficiencies.
• Illustrates self-assessment with reasonable supporting examples. /10 pts.
Strategies for Success • Describes a minimum of two appropriate writing strategies (based on self-assessment and reflection) that will be used to be successful in the course
• Provides a realistic action plan outlining the use of the two strategies to improve self-identified writing gaps
• Lists relevant sources and resources that will be used to assist in improvement efforts
• Provides rationale for the selected strategies /10 pts.
Conclusion • Sums up the key points made in the essay
• Wraps up the discussion and connects briefly back to main point in the introductory paragraph /5 pts.
Grammar & Mechanics Sentences are clear, well-articulated within the specified assignment length, and free from grammar, punctuation, and spelling errors /10 pts.
Total /50 pts.
