General
Instructions:
No Textbooks are needed to complete Critical
Response Essay (CRE) 1 and you have two weeks to complete it. Carefully read
the entire document and pay close attention to the “RESTRICTIONS FOR DEVELOPING EITHER TOPIC” written
on page two before you begin.
Read
both topic choices but choose ONLY ONE topic to write on and develop
an essay (1 ½ page minimum and 2 pages maximum double spaced). Submit CRE 1 in Blackboard as a Microsoft Word document attached to
the CRE 1 drop Box by Sept. 15th (11:59 PM). Late CRE 1 submissions
OK until Sept. 22nd (11:59 PM) but lose 10 points.
1st Topic Choice for Critical
Response Essay (CRE) 1:
In essay format, write about a
time in your life when you struggled with having to make a specific choice and
made what you believe to have been the right one.
You need a thesis statement to begin your essay. A thesis does not explain; it offers a
specific conclusion (SAY what choice you made) and give some reason of
significance for it (SAY why the choice you made was the right one).
The development of ideas in body paragraphs follows the order of the thesis statement. This means
that the same way you lay out the parts of your thesis (conclusion and its
significance or significance and conclusion) is how you go forward in the body
developing/discussing ideas in support.
To flesh out your
body paragraphs, you need to do more than just give general examples. You need
specific examples that explain (flesh
out in detail) how, why, or in what way the examples or ideas you come up with support
the thesis.
Not every example
needs fleshing out in minute detail but you need to delve deeply you’re your
thinking in each of your paragraphs so that the reader makes connections
between what you are saying in the paragraphs and how, why, or in what way your
paragraph ideas support the thesis. You are the writer; therefore, the
responsibility for making necessary connections rests with you.
The essay conclusion is the last paragraph in the essay.
It summarizes your thesis and perhaps
one of the more important points made in the body. No new ideas (ideas not
already discussed in the body) can be added to your conclusion.
2nd Topic Choice for
Critical Response Essay (CRE) 1:
In essay format—consider
how students who decide to attend college might be better prepared to do so
during their high school years.
For your thesis, come to
a clear conclusion (make a decision about what exactly kinds of
experiences—academic or vocational, during the high school years can or should prepare
students to be ready to attend college). Complete your thesis statement by
saying why you think it is important that high schools do what you think should
be done to prepare its’ students for college. Remember, a thesis statement does
not explain (what you conclude) or its significance (why the conclusion you
come to is important). Thesis statements only tell. Develop (explain your thesis)
in the body of your essay.
In the body, carefully
develop your thinking (explain your conclusion and why your conclusion is
important).
The development of
ideas in body paragraphs follows the order of the thesis statement. This means
that the same way you lay out the parts of your thesis (conclusion and its significance)
is how you go forward in the body developing ideas in support.
Flesh out your
body paragraphs using examples from your own experience. To adequately develop the body of your paper,
include and discuss specific instance of the reasons you give in support of
your position.
Do not just mention
reasons and move on. In each paragraph, carefully explain how, why, or in what
way the reasons you give in support of your thesis supports/develops your position.
Make and support connections
between what you are saying and why you are saying it.
The essay conclusion is the essay’s last paragraph and summarizes
your thesis and the most important points made in the body. No new ideas (those
not already discussed or alluded to in the body) can come up in your
conclusion.
Restrictions and Requirements on Developing Either Topic
Choice Above:
You are restricted
(required) to use your own personal knowledge and/or experience to both write the thesis and develop your essay
paragraphs, meaning consider and discuss your own memories, ideas, and
experiences in support of your position.
Outside sources (books,
articles, web documents, etc.) not allowed. An outside source is ANY idea that is not the direct result of your own
thinking and/or experience; internally citing and or including a work cited
page does not matter; if an idea is not your own, you may not use it to support
the discussion in your essay.
All papers are
filtered through a plagiarism checker. An occasional phrase match is possible
but if your paper comes back with a match for outside
(borrowed) ideas, higher than 5% and I can track it back to specific sources or
previously submitted papers, it will receive a “D” 60 out of 100 points.
Matches higher than 30% will receive a failing grade and be reported to the
college as plagiarism for further disciplinary action. The simple way to
avoid this outcome is to NOT GOOGLE or research before you write this essay.
All you need to do is answer the topic question you select for yourself and
explain your answer.
Paper Format Requirements: (See Sample Paper Format/Course Documents tab
in BB)
See the sample Essay Format (DOCUMENT tab) to see how
your paragraphs and line spacing should look.
At least 1 ½ pages no more than 2 pages; 11 point minimum, 12 point maximum font
Double spaced
throughout; no “double-double” spacing between paragraphs
Indent the start
of each paragraph five spaces (one tab) from the left margin
Single space your
name, due date, and section number in the right hand corner of the first page’s
HEADER. Note that a paper’s header is
above the top of the page.If you put your
name, date, and section in the Header, this information will automatically
repeat itself on all subsequent pages (and stay put, even if you add new
information or make changes to the body of subsequent essay pages after you
REPLACE the Header).
If you do not put
this information in the Header, you will have to re-write it at the top of
every subsequent page.
If you are not
familiar with the Header feature, ask tech support or call the WCCCD Computer
Lab of your choice.
Center a TITLE
at top of page; titles always
reflect the writer’s thesis statement.
CRE 1 Submission
Details and Due Date:
CRE 1 is worth 100 points and is due: Sunday, September 15th by 11:59 pm and can be
made as a late submission up to one week (Sunday, September 22nd by
11:59 PM) after its due date but loses 10 points before grading.
No CRE 1 submission will be accepted outside of Blackboard and no CRE 1
submission attempts will be accepted beyond the final “late submission” due
date.
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