To prepare the final draft of Writing Project 1: Summary and Response, do the following:

1. Following Steps 7-10 in CHAPTER 19, revise your half draft. Your revision should be based on the peer response feedback you received in the Writing Project 1 Peer Response Discussion, what you learned from the learning materials and supplemental resources in Modules 2 and 3, and your own developing understanding about effective writing.
2. Review the instructions for Writing Project 1. Compare your half draft to the description, looking for areas requiring further development. Revise your draft to address any issues that you found.
3. Be sure to include in-text citations (according to either MLA style or APA style) for your quotations and paraphrases of the core reading or any other sources you used. (See MLA Style Format and Citations or APA Style Format and Citations for additional help.) Review the syllabus or email your instructor to determine if this section uses MLA or APA style! You must use the style required by your specific instructor.
4. Format your draft document according to MLA or APA style. Use the resources in MLA Style Format and Citations or APA Style Format and Citations for help on this. Again, review the syllabus or email your instructor to determine if this section uses MLA or APA style! You must use the style required by your specific instructor.
5. Do not forget to write a cover letter (details below).
6. Finally, submit your final draft of Writing Project 1 here for instructor grading. Submit your draft as a Word document. You may also write a message to your instructor in the text box (optional).

Always review the detailed assignment sheet (click HERE) to be sure you are meeting all requirements! The assessment specifics below are a summary only.

Assessment Specifics

Cover Letter

• Minimum 150 words (successful cover letters are often longer)
• In a couple sentences only, explain your primary motivation or purpose for writing your draft and describe your audience.
• Answer at least 2 of the 5 questions below; (where applicable) provide brief, specific examples of the following in your cover letter:
  • What specific revisions did you make in order to improve how you accomplish this purpose and/or appeal to this audience? Why were these revisions important to make?
  • What feedback did you receive from your peers? How did you use this feedback to revise your draft? How do these revisions improve your draft?
  • What feedback did you receive from other sources, such as your instructor or tutors? How did you use this feedback to revise your draft? How do these revisions improve your draft?
  • What have you decided to revise in your draft, apart from feedback you received? Why? How do these revisions improve your draft?
  • What valuable lessons about writing effectively have you learned as a result of composing this project?
• Place the cover letter on a page just before the first page of your Summary and Response draft (If following MLA style, this will be the first page of your draft document; if following APA style, this will be the second page of your draft document, just after the title page). Remove your Purpose Statement.

Your Final Draft

• Description of core reading/focus text you chose, identifying its rhetorical characteristics
• Accurate summary of the core reading/focus text you chose
• A meaningful response, supported with evidence, to the core reading/focus text you chose
• Introductory paragraph, body paragraphs including your summary and your response, and a concluding paragraph
• Effective organization using topic sentences and transitions
• Clearly developed main point (thesis) stating overall, focused response to the selected core reading/focu text
• Use of at least 5 paraphrases (key details or ideas rephrased in your own words) and/or quotations (words, phrases, or key sentences)
• APA or MLA manuscript style formatting, as specified by your instructor, with in-text citations and either References (APA) or Works Cited (MLA) page, as specified by your instructor. (Works Cited or References list does not count in the minimum word-count requirement)
• Observation of the conventions of Standard English
• 750 words minimum for final draft (the minimum 150 words for the cover letter is not included in this count)