Book Reflections

ENG 4A03 – Assignment 3: Book Reflections Read the two course text books: A Short History of Progress by Ronald Wright, and The Truth About Stories by Thomas King. For each book, write a response to these questions: “People feel this book is important. Why do you think this is? What in this book is important to you?” The word limit is “loose”, but the hard limit is 3 doubled spaced pages for both reflections together. Estimated time it’ll take you: 5-10 hrs reading (or 10 hours listening), 6-10 hrs writing

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ADDITIONALLY – Attach an extra page with a self-evaluation and brief explanation (a few sentences will be sufficient) of why you believe your self-given grade to be accurate based on the rubric below. Some notes to help you out:  Try discussing your ideas with others or “free-writing” before settling on a final topic/structure.  Make sure you’re clear on your “main point” – what is your intended impact?  If it was noteworthy to you, it likely is interesting to others too , so try to figure out why you thought it was cool – going deeper is usually more interesting than simple observations.  Remember the goals of the course – perhaps you can make some connections?  Consider taking your “finished writing” to a writing clinic or coach and getting some feedback on how to improve it. Likely you’ll find that this “finished” draft can be improved a lot. DUE: 12 noon, Friday, February 15, 2013, online in the Avenue dropbox – pdf format (as usual) Evaluation – note that the rubric is NOT a traditional way of scoring. Some points in ENG 4A03 are easy to get, while some are more difficult. This assignment is purposefully more difficult. Assignment is worth 8% of the final grade, and you’ll receive a writing score and a content score, each out of 4, according to the following rubric. (NOT broken down for each reflection). Writing: 4/4 = A+ level writing – I’d expect to see it in a magazine or book. Polished, tight and impactful. 3/4 = A level writing – technically & grammatically great, but missing an “x-factor” to make it pop. 2/4 = B level writing – adequate, with a few scattered mistakes 1/4 = C level writing – many mistakes, not enough focus 0/4 = D level writing – hard to get through because of mistakes or clarity issues. Content: 4/4 = A+ level thinking – Thoughtful, insightful, and gives the reader insight into his/her own life. 3/4 = A level thinking – Interesting, insightful, and clearly shows that the writer learned something. 2/4 = B level thinking – Accurate, but lacks depth; not particularly interesting. 1/4 = C level thinking – Some flawed thinking or incorrect information 0/4 = D level thinking – some major factual and logical errors