WRITING 2 (SLO) ASSIGNMENT SHEET
Rhetorical Strategy Options:
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You must write an objective descriptive essay.
An objective descriptive essay must focus on the object itself, not on personal reactions to it.
The purpose is to present a precise, literal picture of the subject…a word picture.
The explicitly stated thesis must include the point the writer is making. See planning an objective descriptive essay in the text.
Use only third (3rd) person (he, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its, their, theirs).
Do not use any first or second person: I, me, my, mine, we, us, our, ours, you, your, yours
You must use one of the topics listed below on this assignment sheet.
You must adhere to several requirements:
Your essay must have at least five well-developed paragraphs and have between 950 – 1000 words.
All rules of formal writing (Formal Writing PowerPoint and video)
No contractions
No slang
No 1st person or 2nd person unless in direct quotes
No addressing the reader directly
No statistics without proper reference
No personal references or examples (unless narrative)
Composition Requirements
Your essay must have at least five well-developed paragraphs.
It must have between 950 – 1000 words.
The introduction must have an attention-getting hook and effectively introduce your thesis statement, the LAST sentence of the introduction.
Each body paragraph must have an easily identifiable topic sentence (generally the first or second sentence of the body paragraph), substantial major and minor details, and transitional words or phrases indicative of the rhetorical strategy you have chosen.
(Remember; each rhetorical strategy has its own set of common transitional words or phrases.) While you must indicate in your heading which rhetorical strategy you chose, I should have no problem determining the rhetorical strategy as I read.
You must format your essay using MLA style.
Be sure to use one-inch margins all the way around (Word default), true double spacing throughout your entire document, Times New Roman, 12 point font size, and an inserted page number, not header, preceded by your last name and one space.
Please see the sample MLA document or the MLA websites listed in Blackboard if you do not know how to format an MLA style essay.
The in-text citation must correspond to a full source citation included on a work(s) cited page.
A Word about Plagiarism
Even though this assignment does NOT require a source quotation, if you do decide to incorporate a quotation, you are responsible for correct MLA citation of the material.
If you submit someone else’s words or change only a few words or copy someone else’s ideas without providing a parenthetical citation and quotation marks where applicable and a corresponding work(s) cited page, you will receive – at the least – a zero for your plagiarism.
Objective descriptive strategies:
Focus on the object itself.
Include no personal reactions to the object.
Present a precise, literal word picture of the object.
No personal reactions, opinions, or beliefs
No emotions or feelings
No first or second person
Thesis statement examples:
The sixteen reservations of Cleveland Metroparks consist of over 21,000 acres of various landscapes and attractions for visitors to enjoy.
The faded gray Cadillac is a disastrous sight, especially in terms of its exterior, interior, and trunk.
The disturbing images crowded together in Pablo Picasso’s Guernica suggest the brutality of war.
You must choose one of the following topics. Remember that you are painting a word picture. Imagine viewing the object being describe through a camera lens. Use spatial order to describe the scene
1. The Thinker – a statue by Auguste Rodin
2. A snow covered town square
3. The Last Supper -15th-century mural
painting by Leonardo da Vinci
4. The Creation of Adam by Michelangelo
5. A rattlesnake
6. A devastating forest fire
7. A Halloween scene
8. A particular kind of butterfly
9. A Thanksgiving table of food
10. A landscape devastated by a volcano
11. The outside of a sprawling cathedral
12. Colosseum in Rome, Italy
13. A neglected cemetery
14. A forest at night
15. Old worn out slippers
16. A junk yard
17. A sunny, hot beach
18. Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France
19. An ancient tree
20. A beautiful animal
21. A seacoast destroyed by a hurricane
22. An ugly Christmas tree
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