QEP Sample Writing Assessment (Exit)
Choose one of the topics listed below and develop it into a well organized essay. Feel free to brainstorm, prewrite, or outline your essay before you begin writing, but remember you have only 50 minutes to complete this assignment. Your essay will be evaluated based on
As you write, you may refer to your spell check, dictionary, thesaurus, or English handbook, but you may not disturb anyone else in the class to ask to borrow these or any other materials. When you have finished your writing, proofread it carefully; then staple this sheet to your draft as a cover page. Turn in everything you have written: prewriting, outlining, and drafts of your essay. If you are using a computer, please save your essay to the disk provided by your instructor. Assignment: Now that you are finishing the requirements for an associates’ degree and are hopefully approaching graduation, what advice can you give a student entering this degree program? As a possible graduate of this program, you have a very unique perspective not found in most college publicity. Anyone can read the college catalog, but as a graduating student, you have insights that instructors and college administrators do not have. We would like you to share these insights with incoming students. What do you know now that you wish you had known before you started this program of study? Please be specific as you offer information to new students. Write an essay that describes your experiences with this program and offers incoming students unofficial advice on how to survive and succeed in this program of study. See also: Sample Rubric ... |