You may choose any of the topics below only once. Thus, by the end of the semester, you will have written about five of the topics. Web site URLs have been posted to give you ideas. Click on the link. If you would like to visit other web sites, use a search engine like Yahoo or Google. Be sure to put quotation marks around the wording of the topic in order to narrow your search:
"writing a play review"
1. A review of a movie that you have seen recently:
http://grassroots.mediacentre.com/csdsescalb1/unit4.htm
http://www.strose.ecsd.net/review.doc
2. A book review: http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/wts/bookreview.html
3. A concert review: http://www.ormtatoronto.org/events/review.html
4. A play review: http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/PlayReview.html
5. A restaurant review: http://palc.sd40.bc.ca/palc/classes/litcomp4/litcomp4review.htm
6. Your reaction to a current event
7. A person that you admire or respect
8. An event that you have witnessed recently and that has produced an emotional reaction in you
9. A personal problem
10. A social problem
11. A topic of your choice
Guidelines:
| Formatting: double-spaced, one-inch margins on all sides, titled in the center and at the top of the paper, word-processed in a 12-point font, written on one side of the paper, and between one to two pages long | 4 points |
| Evidence of your having used an electronic spell check and grammar check and that you have proofread your own work. Since this is a grammar class in which you are learning to be somewhat independent in your use of grammar, please do not have anyone else proofread your writing for you. | 4 points |
| Submitted on time: at the beginning of class or earlier via e-mail. Even if you are going to be absent, you are responsible for submitting your work on time. Sending it through e-mail is the best way to submit your work if you are going to be absent from class. No late work is accepted. | 4 points |
| Application of the rules of usage and grammar: Errors in grammar rules that we have studied will result in a loss of points. Subtract one point for each grammatical error. | 8 points |
Due Dates:
Group One: Last names beginning with A through N: March 4, March 18, April 1, April 22, and May 6
Group Two: Last names beginning with O through Z: March 11, March 25, April 8, April 29, and May 13.
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