IOCC 201 Writing assignment

IOCC 201

Writing Assignment

 

You must write one (1)  paper in this course.

 

Your paper must be 5-7 pages long (1250-1750 words), and my “common sense” rule applies.

 

 Late papers (w/o proper documentation) will be reduced by 10% for each day that it is late.  Example:  Class starts at 9:30, after 9:30 +/- a few minutes it is late.  Each calendar day is a reduction.

 

Topic:

 Three sections:

1.  This I believe
2. This I do not believe
3. This I want to do

 

Example:   

I believe Plato is right about the value of art:  Strong argument to justify goes here.

I believe Aristotle was wrong about leadership and women:  Strong argument to justify goes here.

I want to help blind, left-handed Norwegian children learn to read Latin:  Cicero’s track on the “Value of Literature” compelled me to this action for the following reasons…..

 

You may work with any assigned author (original source material) or text in our course.

 

N.B. You must work on a text we read, and if you work from the Bible it must be from a book of the Bible that was ASSIGNED IN CLASS.

 

Citations are ruled by the your Rhetoric 102 course or similar course at your transfer college.  The CLE can help with this.  The WSRP is an outstanding model for writing this paper.

 

Improper citations or lack of citations will be charged a 5 point penalty for each offense at a minimum and at a maximum will be considered plagiarism and I will file a formal complaint with the Academic Standards Committee and the Dean of the College.

 

Many, many, IOCC 201 students do not cite the Bible and suffer dearly from this oversight.  The Bible is a book that deserves equal respect among all the great works of the Western tradition. 

 

Your paper is due on the last day of class!

Your final draft must be handed in as a hardcopy.