Week 15: Assignment – CONCEPT WORKSHEET: Revising for Cohesion
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- Due Sunday by 11:59pm
- Points 35
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- Available Dec 9 at 12am – Dec 20 at 5pm
This week’s reading, OWL: Revising for CohesionLinks to an external site., demonstrates how you can work with your sentences and to make them cohesive, or well-connected, with the other sentences in a paragraph.
Pick a paragraph from your Persuasive Research Paper to revise for cohesion using the principles and methods from the reading. Then provide the following in a document:
- A copy of the original paragraph from your paper
- A copy of the revised paragraph from your paper
- A 150-word explanation of which methods you used to make the paragraph more cohesive, clear, and connected, and how you plan to use what you’ve practiced here to revise the rest of your paper. Clearly identify the names of the methods you used.
Optional: Get ahead! Receive specialized writing feedback by submitting your paper for review.
Rubric
GE Concept Worksheet Rubric_ENG310GE Concept Worksheet Rubric_ENG310CriteriaRatingsPtsThis criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeContent (70%)Assignment meets required length and setup expectations as outlined in the assignment description.24.5 to >17.5 ptsExemplary (70%)Meets all guidelines with no errors.17.5 to >0.0 ptsAcceptable (50%)Meets some of the guidelines; contains errors.0 ptsNo Submission24.5 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeGrammar and Structure (30%)Spelling, punctuation, and grammar are correct. Both sentence and paragraph structures conform to current conventions.10.5 to >7.0 ptsExemplary (30%)Meets all guidelines with no errors.7 to >0.0 ptsAcceptable (20%)Meets some of the guidelines; contains errors.0 ptsNo Submission10.5 pts
Total Points: 35