Sw Chapter 13
Review SCW, chapter 13, “Description: Portraying People, Places, and Things.”
For this assignment, you will attend an approved* community/college cultural event and use the writing skills you will develop in English 101 to describe the event. Chapter 12 in SCW explains the mode of description and the elements found in a lively, interesting descriptive essay. This assignment will allow you to attend a campus cultural event, practice your writing skills, learn something new about your community and world, and get credit for it!
How do I complete the assignment?
1. Attend an approved* event and provide evidence of attendance. For a Wor-Wic event, you will sign in on an official list at the event. For an event at SU, UMES, or for a community event you will have to bring in proof of attendance such as a copy of a program (a “selfie” of you at an event may suffice—see your instructor).
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Stay for the entire event with the goal of learning something new. Absorb as many details as you can. Take notes! If you cannot take notes during the event, make sure you write down your impressions as soon afterward as you can. Think about your impressions and of it: Is it what you expected? What is the central impression you would like to share with others? How can you use your powers of description to give your reader the same impression about the event that you have?
3. Write a 1 ½ to 2 page descriptive essay about your experience. Use chapter 13 in SCW, especially pp. 311-317, so that you understand how to use the elements for this mode effectively. Your essay must be correctly formatted in MLA style and contain a Works Cited page with an entry for the event. (See PSM for samples of citations of films, live performances, or lectures.) See the attached rubric for more specific
For this assignment, you will attend an approved* community/college cultural event and use the writing skills you will develop in English 101 to describe the event. Chapter 12 in SCW explains the mode of description and the elements found in a lively, interesting descriptive essay. This assignment will allow you to attend a campus cultural event, practice your writing skills, learn something new about your community and world, and get credit for it!
How do I complete the assignment?
1. Attend an approved* event and provide evidence of attendance. For a Wor-Wic event, you will sign in on an official list at the event. For an event at SU, UMES, or for a community event you will have to bring in proof of attendance such as a copy of a program (a “selfie” of you at an event may suffice—see your instructor).
2. …show more content…
Stay for the entire event with the goal of learning something new. Absorb as many details as you can. Take notes! If you cannot take notes during the event, make sure you write down your impressions as soon afterward as you can. Think about your impressions and of it: Is it what you expected? What is the central impression you would like to share with others? How can you use your powers of description to give your reader the same impression about the event that you have?
3. Write a 1 ½ to 2 page descriptive essay about your experience. Use chapter 13 in SCW, especially pp. 311-317, so that you understand how to use the elements for this mode effectively. Your essay must be correctly formatted in MLA style and contain a Works Cited page with an entry for the event. (See PSM for samples of citations of films, live performances, or lectures.) See the attached rubric for more specific