For this assignment, you need to submit a one-page paper with one paragraph that follows with . Your paragraph should be exactly seven sentences. 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 1.-6. in the rubric.
- 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 how to make a certain kind of food in exactly five steps.
See ” Topic Sentence” in . has several examples of how-to paragraphs that explain how to make certain foods. - Supporting Details: Your paragraph should include exactly five major supporting detailsthat directly support the main idea in your topic sentence. Because your paragraph is about how to make a certain kind of food in exactly five steps, each step is a major supporting detail. Do not include any minor supporting details. See to review supporting details.
- Concluding Sentence: The last sentence of your paragraph should be a concluding sentence that restates the main idea in your topic sentence. For a how-to paragraph, your concluding sentence can also tell the reader what will happen after completing all the steps; see “Concluding Sentence” in .
- Sentence Structure: All sentences in your paragraph should be correctly punctuated . All sentences should have subject-verb agreement. You should use for each step (=each major supporting detail).
- Verb Tenses: All verbs in your topic sentence and concluding sentence should be in the . You should use for each step (=supporting detail) in your paragraph.
- Word Forms: Correctly use a different for each of the five steps (=five supporting details) in your paragraph, for example, first, second, third, next, then, after that, finally.
Title
The title for this assignment should begin with “Writing Assignment #4: How to” followed by additional information related to the topic of your paragraph, for example:
- Writing Assignment #4: How to Make a Sandwich
- Writing Assignment #4: How to Bake a Chocolate Cake in Five Steps
- Writing Assignment #4: How to Make Pasta in Five Steps
Review and for correct title format.
Assignment Comments
Sue-Jin will provide comments on assignments submitted at least 24 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.
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