Comp 101 Assigment Sheet
Essay I: Creative Profile
Assignment: Construct a creative profile of a stranger based solely on your observations & imagination.
Concentrate on personality, inner thoughts, physical description--including facial expressions, posture, movements, etc.
Typed Work Format: Double-Spaced, Arial or Times New Roman, 10-12 Font Size
Length of Essay: 500-750 words
Essay Structure: 5 Paragraphs, with 3-Part Thesis Statement (underlined)
Project Steps and Due Dates: Be sure to follow all of the steps in the correct order, meeting each deadline.
- Several Prewrites (Due: __________________________________)
A) Observation list of descriptive words & vivid details of actual observation & imaginative exploration
B) Imaginative freewrite exploring possible scenarios/life style (spend 15-30 minutes on this (minimum), using various scenarios and prewrite types as a way of creating a solid, complex character whose life is described in colorful, poetic, even surprising detail. Identify your choice of "point of view" on title page.
- Thesis Statement (Due: ___________________________________)
A) Choose 3 aspects that best expose your created character's personality.
B) Using the chosen aspects from part 2A, construct a 3-part thesis statement.
Note: It will change and grow with each draft of your essay.
- Drafting the Essay--All drafts must all be typed, double-spaced, with a 3-part thesis statement at the end of the introductory paragraph.
Draft 1--For Peer Evaluation (Due: __________________________________)
Draft 2--For Group Evaluation (Due: _____________________________)
Draft 3--Conference Draft (2 copies) (Due: ___________________________)
Draft 4--Final Draft (with Packet) (Due: _____________________________)
- Label each draft in the upper right-hand corner of the essay: Draft 1, Draft 2, etc...
- If you have more than 4 drafts, that's great! Include them all, with the best draft on top, working down to the first draft at the bottom of the stack.
- Use Paper Order/Grading Sheet for Essay I: Creative Profile
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Show,
don't tell. Especially focus on specific details that contribute to the
overall creation of the character.
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Keep
the thesis readily in mind as you write out the profile and allow the thesis
to control the shaping of your essay. Include examples to back up each of the three aspects you've chosen to focus on. For example use description, dialogue, a memory, emotions displayed in agitated movements, facial expressions, and so on.
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Carefully
proofread early drafts for problems with
1. ordering
of events
2. consistent verb tense
3. consistent point of view
4. personal pronouns—Don't use 2nd person pronouns (your & your)
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Reaffirm (expand)
the thesis smoothly and naturally in the ending of the essay.
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Include
smooth transitions between points both within paragraphs and between paragraphs.
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Consider your audience--Make
thesis useful and significant for your chosen audience.
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