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English 1101
Composition and Rhetoric

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Portfolio contents: The portfolio should be submitted in a paper folder. Clearly number the assignments in the order below.

1. Regents practice exam

2. usage exercise

3. introduction analysis

4. "Once More to the Lake" questions

5. fragment exercise

6. "Examsmanship" study questions

7. "Who Shot Johnny" study questions

8. worksheet on splices and fused sentences (optional)

9. advertisement essay

10. action-request letter

11. "Clan" worksheet

12. "Modest Proposal" assignment

THE GRADE MATRIX AND DIRECTIONS FOR SOURCECHECK FOLLOW:

 

Name________________________

Section_______________________

Date_________________________

ASSESSMENT

E= Strong

S= Satisfactory

N= Needs Improvement

P= Poor

____ TITLE (captures reader’s interest; appropriate to subject)

____ INTRODUCTION (sets context; hooks reader; contains or leads reader to implied or expressed thesis)

____ THESIS (expressed or implied; coherent; argumentative; original)

____ CLARITY ( sentences are coherent, main ideas are clear; appropriate word choice)

____ LOGIC (uses critical thinking; sound reasoning)

____ DEVELOPMENT (sufficiently develops ideas; follows through with thesis; uses examples and details; is complete)

____ ORGANIZATION (uses transitions effectively; sticks to topic; has logical, coherent structure)

____ VOICE/ STYLE (appropriate to topic; shows personal engagement with topic)

____ REVISION (global and local)

____ DOCUMENTATION (adherence to MLA; integrated quotes; proper format of citations; Works Cited page)

____ RESEARCH (uses a variety of sources effectively) *required for research essay only

GRAMMAR (A check by any one of these indicates several errors.)

comma

apostrophe

comma splice

fragment

run-on

parallelism

pronoun agreement

subject/ verb agreement

tense

spelling

 

COMMENTS:

 

SOURCECHECK DIRECTIONS:

All essays must be submitted to SourceCheck before they will receive a grade. Here are instructions:
Log onto the following website: http://student.ephorus.com

You will be asked to provide the following information:


Code Student no. First name Prefix Surname Email Comment Document
________________________________________
This text will be checked against other texts for similarities and will be saved in a database.
agree


*Note that the code is "pirate." The student number is your AASU identification, but you only need to input the last four digits of the number. You should simply upload the document from your computer or from a disk. Also, be aware that the database is secure, so your paper cannot be distributed to anyone but me.



Dr. Carol Jamison
Gamble Hall 202C
Armstrong Atlantic State University
11935 Abercorn St.
Savannah, GA 31419
Phone: 912.933.3097