Writing instructions
Directions: Read Tanya Maria Barrientos’ narrative essay “Se Habla Espanol” and Tim Kreider’s narrative essay “A Man and His Cat”. Then, provide a developed paragraph (of 5-8 sentences) to answer #2 about Barrientos’ effect of beginning her essay with an anecdote on page 648, or answer #1 about Kreider’s purpose for writing this reflection paper on page 963. (Provide one well-developed paragraph for either Kreider’s #1 or Barrientos’ #2; do not answer both.)
Criteria
- consistent use of third person point of view throughout the paragraph
- consistent use of present tense throughout the paragraph
- omission of contractions
- omission of colloquial and informal language
- MLA format of a paragraph–MLA heading and pagination; centered and creative and relevant title; indention; double spacing; Times New Roman text; font size-12
- clear and specific topic sentence to begin the paragraph: topic + thesis point (either Barrientos’ effect or Kreider’s purpose) + title of essay reflected
norton field book to writing with reading and handbook 4E richard bullock
maureen daly goggin
francine weinberg
Pages: 1 Double spaced (275 words)
Style and sources: MLA, 1 source
Free extras: Bibliography/ Reference page
Study level: School
Assignment type: Essay
Subject: Literature and Languages
Language: Us
