Writing One

You will receive three grades for each of your writings, which should give you the best opportunity to produce the best work. You should have your rough draft completed at the beginning of class on January 18, 2007.

You will receive a 100 for having a draft that is two double-spaced pages of 12-point Times New Roman. Instead of posting your rough drafts, you should put them in my drop box, and I will print them for you. Failure to have a rough draft on the 17th will result in you getting a late grade for the draft as well as the editing exercise we will complete on that day. Having a rough draft on time will ensure that you receive highest grade you deserve for your work.

Students in Lit 9/10 should submit a piece of autobiographical writing. This does not mean start at your birth and tell us everything up until today. It is much more interesting if you would focus on one meaningful event in your life and explain the many ways it has shaped your unique personality.

Here is an example from Terrell Owens' autobiography.


Students in Lit 11 should submit a piece of analytical writing. To analyze something means to break it into small pieces to understand it better. For instance, if I wanted to learn more about engines, I might take one apart to better understand how it works. Analytical writing is a little different. You may want to analyze the work of your favorite musician or visual artist, or you may want to analyze how a certain political decision affects people.

Here is a good example of a sportswriter analyzing something she notices about college football.