English Question

For this assignment, you need to submit a one-page paper with one paragraph that follows with . Your paragraph should be a 7-8 sentence paragraph about the city you live in now or another city where you lived before. You need to submit this assignment as a document (.docx). See the rubric below for grading criteria.

You need to include these things in your paragraph. Each item 1.-6. corresponds to the items 1.-6. in the rubric.

  1. Topic Sentence: The first sentence of your paragraph should be a topic sentence that clearly expresses the main idea of your paragraph. The topic of your paragraph is the city you live in now or another city you know well. Your topic sentence should briefly describe the city with at least one adjective.
  2. Supporting Details: Your paragraph should have . Each supporting sentence should be a major supporting detail that directly supports the main idea in your topic sentence. For example, if you say the city is “beautiful” in your topic sentence, then each major supporting detail should be an example or reason why the city is beautiful. Your paragraph should include at least one major supporting detail that is an of the main idea in your topic sentence. You should use “For example” or “For Instance” to introduce the example.

    Do not include any sentences that do not directly support the main idea in your topic sentence. See to review supporting details.

  3. Concluding Sentence: The last sentence of your paragraph should be a concluding sentence that restates the main idea in your topic sentence.
  4. Sentence Structure: All sentences should have subject-verb agreement. All sentences in your paragraph should be correctly punctuated, . Your paragraph should include at least two correctly punctuated compound sentences.
  5. Verb Tenses: The main verbs in all sentences should be in the. Do not use the past tense or any other verb tenses.
  6. Word Forms: Your paragraph should include at least one sentence that uses both together in the correct order. Ex. Los Angeles is an interesting (opinion), busy (factual) city. / Mito is a beautiful (opinion), popular (factual) city. Your paragraph should also include at least 2 different : always, usually, often, sometimes, occasionally, rarely, seldom, never.

Title

Your title should begin with “Writing Assignment #6: “. Your title should be “Writing Assignment #6:” + “the name of the city”, for example, “Writing Assignment #6: Los Angeles”. Review and for the correct title format.

Assignment Comments

Sue-Jin will provide comments on assignments submitted at least 48 hours before the due date. Read Sue-Jin’s comments so that you can revise, edit, and resubmit your revised draft before the due date, if needed.

Always do your own work. Work done by another person and work that has been copied and pasted from another source, including work you have previously submitted for another class, will be considered plagiarism and will receive a zero (no points). See Academic Honesty and Plagiarism in the Syllabus.

Writing Assignment #6 Paragraph Checklist
Criteria Yes No
The topic sentence briefly describes the city with at least one adjective
Supporting Details: 5-6 Supporting Sentences that directly support the main idea
Supporting Details: At least 1 major supporting detail that provides an example of the main idea using “For example” or “For instance”
Concluding sentence: restates the main idea
Sentence Structure: At least two correctly punctuated compound sentences
Verb Tenses: All verbs are in the simple present tense
Word Forms: At least 1 sentence that uses both opinion adjectives and factual adjectives together in the correct order
Word Forms: At least 2 different adverbs of frequency: always, usually, often, sometimes, occasionally, rarely, seldom, never
Title: Has an appropriate title that begins with “Writing Assignment #6:”

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