Unit 2/Week 2 Work

This week you will begin writing, editing and revising your first piece of work for this class. Your first writing assignment will be to write a first person narrative, or autobiography. When you write this piece, remember that you are not telling your entire life story, but rather just one moment that is important. Here are a few suggestions as to how this can be done:

• Your most embarrassing moment
• Your first day at a new school or job
• An important family event

Your piece of writing should be two pages, typed, double-spaced in a Times New Roman 12-point font. This assignment fits the standard:

ELA10C2: The student demonstrates understanding of manuscript form, realizing that different forms of writing require different formats. You should:

• Produce writing that conforms to appropriate manuscript requirements.
• Produce legible work that shows accurate spelling and correct use of the conventions of punctuation and capitalization.
• Reflect appropriate format requirements, including pagination, spacing, and margins, and integration of source material with appropriate citations.
• Include formal works cited or bibliography, when applicable.

Don't forget to rewrite the standard using your own language on your blog. After you have completed all of the steps of your writing (pre-writing, drafting, revising, editing, publishing) please return to your blog and tell me how your assignment fit the required standard.

If you have trouble remembering what each step of the writing process is, check out this link: http://www.ezwebsite.org/Photos/files112/5%20Steps%20of%20the%20Writing%20Process%20chart.doc

Check your pacing guide to view the dates your rough draft is due, when you will peer edit and when your final draft is due. (Your final draft will both be emailed to me as an attachment and posted to your blog to display your fantastic final product!)