Your
assignment is to compose a well-developed, grammatically sound process essay or
presentation, using only your knowledge – no research of any kind. Assignments will
be due at the end of class April 16.
If
you write an essay, use MS Word to type a 400 - 800 word paper, double-spaced
with 12 point font, one inch margins and appropriate MLA heading/running
headers. Your paper may “look” very different than any previous essay in the
course as a result of its organization and layout. Regardless, you must still
use proper grammar/punctuation in your writing. You may also use illustrations
to enhance your essay.
If
you compose a presentation, use MS PowerPoint to create a title slide and 4-6
additional slides which deal with your topic. You will turn in a disk or cd
with your presentation saved on it, and a printed copy of your slides (All
slides printed on one page using the “print handouts” option will be best). Remember,
when you use this type of presentation software, you must write in abbreviated
fashion, highlighting key points and instructions. Even so, you must also use
complete sentences and proper grammar/punctuation throughout. You may also use
well-chosen clip art or images to enhance your presentation. If you are not
already familiar with the basics of PowerPoint, it might be wise to choose the
essay option to avoid spending enormous time and effort learning software
instead of dealing with process writing. You may use PowerPoint to view this
example of a student’s process assignment.
Topic
options:
1 –
Explain to a new employee how to do your job.
2 –
Explain the process of an active hobby (i.e. photography, stamp collecting,
harmonica, etc – as opposed to watching television,
surfing the Web, etc).
3 –
Explain to new college students how to succeed academically.
4 – Explain how to play a specific sport (other than baseball, football, basketball or soccer).