Personal Essay Assignment



ELA 20: Personal Essay Assignment

Assignment:

You are to create a 5ish paragraph, informal, personal essay. Choose three characteristics that describe your personality and provide three examples for each characteristic as your supporting points. Please ensure that you follow proper paragraph and essay structure.

Steps to Complete the Assignment:

1. Brainstorm characteristics about your personality (and what makes you the person you are today. Take a look at your free write!

2. Once you have completed your brainstorming, choose which three characteristics you would like to include in your essay and begin filling out your essay outline sheet. You must show me your thesis, your topic sentence for each paragraph, and your three supporting points for each paragraph before you begin writing your rough draft.

3. After I have signed your outline sheet, you can begin writing your rough draft.

4. Complete peer-editing with a friend

6. Create a good copy – be sure to follow format rules.

Requirements:

-Your essay must have a clear thesis statement.

-Your essay must be completed in good copy.

-Your essay must follow the proper format.

What to Hand In & In What Order:

Evaluation Sheet (top)

Good Copy

Rough Copy

Peer-Editing Sheets

Self-Editing Sheet

Brainstorming Sheet

Essay Outline (bottom)

In order to keep things in a logical order, and not overwhelm you, I will be giving out the evaluation, peer editing, and self-editing sheets on separate days and explaining each. Do not panic.

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