Overview This homework is purported to set up a writing...
未知题型Overview This homework is purported to set up a writing workshop to help you finish the three writing assignment of the semester. The major assignment is to write a 700-word expository or argumentative essay on the passage of "Chinese or Western, It"s Time to Relax" from Unit 8, New Standard College English III. You can choose to support the opinion of the original passage or argue from a different view. You need to upload your first draft online before Dec. 29 before the peer review starts. By the following week of peer review workshop, you will have to read and grade SIX papers. The workshop ends on Monday, Jan. 5 in the coming new year. Then, you will receive feedbacks from your classmates and work on a further revision. The final revision is due in class on Jan. 12. Requirement You should follow the basic 5-paragraph structure of the English essay, which is composed of 1) an introduction, 2) 2~ 4 body paragraphs, and 3) a conclusion. The introductory paragraph should end with a thesis statement that clearly presents the topic of the essay. You should explore, explain and clarify the thesis through a focused, detailed, and purposeful exposition. A standard body paragraph is supposed to last 150~250 words. Peer Review Workshop Each of you will have to read and grade at least FIVE drafts from any others randomly assigned to your account. You are supposed to evaluate the draft and give some suggestions for the revision. If you do not fulfill the grading of five draft, your own grade will be reduced by 50%.
