What challenges did you face while completing this assignment?

TASK: Select a concept that you know a great deal about, and compose an essay, between 1,000 and 1,500 words, that explains this concept to your classmates in EN105. Consider what your readers may already know about this concept, what background information they will need, what types of sources of information they will find credible, and what illustrations of the concept will be most meaningful to them. Use the tips from this unit’s readings and Writer’s Journal to help develop your essay.
One of your goals in this assignment should be to make careful use of evidence to support your claims. As you learned in your reading and this unit’s mini-lectures, reasons can take many forms. You might think about including relevant anecdotes from your own experience, describing your observations, using explicit logic and reasoning, creating a striking comparison, or analyzing patterns of facts and data. You may use outside sources, provided that they add to your argument in some way. Remember that experienced writers use outside sources to provide context to their own perspectives.
As always, you may use any of the material from your Writer’s Journal or our class discussions as a starting point for your assignment.
COVER LETTER: When you submit this assignment, include a brief cover letter (no more than 300 words) that answers the following questions:
What is your purpose in this assignment? What is it you are trying to do or say in this piece of writing?
What are you proud of about this assignment?
What challenges did you face while completing this assignment?
What sorts of feedback do you want from your instructor on this assignment?
Include your cover letter as a comment with your upload — not as a separate document. Your cover letter will not count for or against your grade, but will help your instructor respond best to your writing.
LENGTH, DESIGN, & FORMATTING: Your assignment should be between 1,000 and 1,500 words (this word count should not include your Works Cited pages). More important than length is quality. Make sure to fully argue your position, using development strategies that help you support, clarify, and extend your argument.
Use MLA guidelines for document design. This includes using 1-inch margins, double-spaced type, a page number in the upper right corner, and a Works Cited page.
Give your work a unique title — not “Concept Explanation.”

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