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Essay Assignment Writing 6 Fall 2010

Essay Assignment Due: Friday, 9/10


On the first day and second day of class, you read and wrote about “stumbling blocks”
between two cultures. Without a doubt, you have had similar experiences to those
described in “Losers in the Language Gap” by Ursula Sautter and “Intercultural
Communication Stumbling Blocks” by LaRay Bana.

On page 96 of Guidelines, read the essay assignment in the box. Write an essay using
these instructions. Importantly, your essay must show your analysis of Sautter’s or
Bana’s ideas in connection with your own experiences and knowledge.

What Your Essay Should Include

INTRODUCTION
 Attention-grabbing and interesting content that does more than state general facts
 Main idea (thesis statement)

3 S U P P O R TI N G P O I N T S
 Detailed and meaningful examples for each point
 References to the outside readings mentioned above
 Proper in-text citations
 Topic sentences

CONCLUSION
Thoughtful closing statements that do more than re-state the thesis and main points

TITLE
An interesting title that is original and does not duplicate the titles of the readings

What Your Writing Should Be


P R O O FR E A D AND EDITED
 Verb tense, verb form, sentence structure, and other major errors that interfere with
meaning should be minimalized.
 Vocabulary should be colorful and varied.
 Sentences should include many types. Simple sentence should be combined using
clauses and phrases.

What Your Essay Should Look Like


TYPED

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Essay Assignment Writing 6 Fall 2010

 12 point font, double-spaced, 1” margins, 8.5x11 paper


 Title is centered at the top of the page with proper capitalization
 Pages are numbered
 Spell-checked
 Name, class, date in right corner
 Draft number (first, second, final?) in left corner

E-M A I L E D OR S UB M IT T E D ON TIME
Sent as a MS Word attachment to an email

Or

Submitted in class stapled

NOTE: Grade will be reduced if instructions on this page are not followed.

Remember to ask for help if you’re unsure about anything!

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