Teachers feedback:This is a great expository essay. I liked your organizationâI actually learned a lot about your subject because of the way you framed your paper. The tone was overall appropriate, and I see that you have a firm grasp of this mode of writing. Your grammar and spelling were spot on. You have a strong intro that draws the reader in. To improve the essay: this essay reads like a textbook entry, and needs more description to draw the reader in. You can use examples or anecdotal stories to make the main points. I look forward to reading the revision.

Revision of Expository Essay 1

Revise your first expository essay (from Week 5).

• Be sure to conduct major revisions, to edit, and to proofread
• Your changes should be thorough, apparent, and well-considered
• Use the strategies, guidelines, and checklists included in our Week 5 lectures and/or readings
• In the same document as the revision, include a paragraph reflecting on the revision process
  • Which step – major revisions, editing, or proofreading – did you find easiest?
  • Which step hardest?
  • What have you learned about your writing by revising it?
  • What are the areas for improvement you see in your writing?

Argumentative Essay

Compose and submit a 1,000+ word argumentative essay.

• Use rhetorical strategies appropriate for effective argumentation, as described in our Week 7 readings and lectures
• Be sure to support your argument with a variety of different kinds of evidence
• Use descriptive language when appropriate
• In the same document as the essay, include a paragraph reflecting on the process of composing it
  • Which step did you find easiest?
  • Which step hardest?
  • What have you learned from the process of writing this essay?
  • What will you do differently when writing an essay in the future?