REALISM
In this Exam, one of the five questions will be randomly assigned to you, and you will have two hours to craft a complete, developed, academic essay that demonstrates your position. The essay should contain: Multiple main ideas Ample evidence Substantial analysis Complete the essay on your assigned topic. Use the attached rubric to guide your outlining of your exam. You need to begin this test before 10 pm on the due date evening. No late tests will be graded. This is my Professor′s comments. I got a 37/100. She gave me a chance to improve my paper and send it back. ″Dear Pilar, I appreciated seeing the work you put into your essay but I′m not sure what you were trying to demonstrate. You start by saying the piece is realist and end saying it may be romantic. Here are your scores in the various categories: Content: 7 Organization: 5 Style: 15 MLA: 10 Additional Comments: You may sumit a revised version of this essay for additional credit by the end of Week 8, if you would like to. Can you see how there is no clear thesis in the last sentence of your intro, and that there is way too little source support and no in-text citations or a Works Cited page? You aren′t analyzing any passages. I hope you can meet with me on Wednesday or Thursday to discuss this essay and maybe start looking at your major essay #1 as well. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns after reviewing your essay and score. Sincerely, Sister Bowen″ In this Exam, one of the five questions will be randomly assigned to you, and you will have two hours to craft a complete, developed, academic essay that demonstrates your position. The essay should contain: Multiple main ideas Ample evidence Substantial analysis Complete the essay on your assigned topic. Use the attached rubric to guide your outlining of your exam. You need to begin this test before 10 pm on the due date evening. No late tests will be graded. This is my Professor′s comments. I got a 37/100. She gave me a chance to improve my paper and send it back. ″Dear Pilar, I appreciated seeing the work you put into your essay but I′m not sure what you were trying to demonstrate. You start by saying the piece is realist and end saying it may be romantic. Here are your scores in the various categories: Content: 7 Organization: 5 Style: 15 MLA: 10 Additional Comments: You may sumit a revised version of this essay for additional credit by the end of Week 8, if you would like to. Can you see how there is no clear thesis in the last sentence of your intro, and that there is way too little source support and no in-text citations or a Works Cited page? You aren′t analyzing any passages. I hope you can meet with me on Wednesday or Thursday to discuss this essay and maybe start looking at your major essay #1 as well. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns after reviewing your essay and score. Sincerely, Sister Bowen″