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ENG 101 Orientation

Short Essay 1 Discovery

This essay focuses on discovering yourself as a writer. You will analyze both your skills and your anxieties as a writer. In two, double spaced pages, with an introduction, thesis, supporting paragraphs and conclusion, answer the following questions:

What are you most anxious about, when writing? For example, do you worry most about grammar and mechanics? About organization? About the deadline? About page length? About being judged? Why? What happened in your writing history that has created anxiety in this area?

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Short Essay 2 Rhetoric

After reading Backpacks & Briefcases: A Step Toward Rhetorical Analysis, consider what you’ve read about Santiago in the Alchemist. Paulo Coehlo is the Rhetor. What do you think he is trying to persuade the reader to do? Use evidence from the story to support your answer in a 2 page, double-spaced, 12 point font, standard margins essay with an introduction, thesis, supporting paragraphs and a conclusion.

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Short Essay 3 Process

After reading From Topic to Presentation: Making Choices to Develop Your Writing, consider your own writing process. In a 2 page, double-spaced essay, describe your writing process. How much of your process is consistent with the article? Where does it differ? What do you do when you receive feedback on an essay? Make sure your essay has an introduction, thesis, supporting paragraphs and a conclusion.

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Short Essay 4 Comparison

Compare your journey to Santiago’s. How has his journey shaped your ideas about what it means to pursue your dreams? What three lessons have been the most critical on your journey thus far? Answer in a 2-page essay, double-spaced, 12 point font, with standard margins. Make sure to include an introduction, thesis, supporting paragraphs and a conclusion.

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Outliers Majors Essay

The Juxtaposition of Work & Luck

jux·ta·pose

transitive verb \?j?k-st?-?p?z\

jux·ta·posed jux·ta·pos·ing

Definition of JUXTAPOSE

: to place side by side for the purpose of comparison

In the book, Outliers, by Malcolm Gladwell, Gladwell juxtaposes the ideas

of work and luck. In some chapters, he argues that hard work and

dedication will lead to success, and that is doesn’t matter where you come

from. In other chapters, he argues that luck and opportunity DO play a

role in success, in which case, it DOES matter where you come from.

CHOOSE A POSITION

(even if you think it’s both, for the purposes of THIS assignment, you MUST

choose a side)

1. Provide an example from the book where Gladwell discusses the role of

hard work OR luck and opportunity with regard to success

2. Provide two additional examples of Outliers (in the real world i.e. Mark

Zuckerberg or Beyonce, etc) that support your position

3. Be sure to INTRODUCE your position, SUPPORT your position,

INCLUDE AND DEFINE KEY TERMS, and CONCLUDE your essay

4. Proofread for GRAMMATICAL ERRORS

3-4 Pages – Include works cited from any external references (periodicals,

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Final Essay Applied Learning Portfolio

Your final essay will be in the form of a portfolio, not to exceed 4-5 pages. You will reflect on your writings and readings and do the following:

1) Page 1 of Portfolio: RHETORIC: Write a 1-page summary reflection of what you learned and found most helpful and applicable about Rhetorical Writing

2) Page 2 of Portfolio: PROCESS: Write a 1-page summary reflection on what you have learned and found most helpful and applicable to the Writing Process

3) Page 3 of Portfolio: OBSTACLES: Write a 1-page summary reflection on what you have learned and found most helpful and applicable to overcoming obstacles

4) Page 4 of Portfolio: SUCCESS: Write a 1-page summary reflection on what you have learned ABOUT SUCCESS and found most helpful and applicable to YOUR OWN LEARNING/LIFE JOURNEY

You are at liberty to reference the digital textbook, the Alchemist, and Outliers. ALL THREE MUST BE REFERENCED in the portfolio, preferably more than once. You are also at liberty to use external sources, but they must be properly cited.

REQUIREMENTS:

1 page per topic, not to exceed 1.5 pages

12 point font

Double Spaced

Numbered Pages

MLA Formatted