ENGL 1200 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Paul Salmon, The Main Point
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The major writing assignment for this course will encompass several activities which will culminate in your completion of a short, persuasive essay on a creative work of interest to you. As a first step, select a contemporary text that you find interesting and that you can envision yourself wanting to tell others about. Your critique plan should indicate the specific work you have chosen for your critique, the main reasons why you found the work of interest and the reasons you feel that others would share your interest in your chosen text. Your plan for the critique should comprise 250 to 300 words and will be due in class on monday, feb. 1. Please submit this assignment in hard copy with your name and my name (paul salmon) on the assignment. This component of the assignment is worth 5% of your final mark for the course.