Personal Essay and Five-Year Plan Assignment Flashcards

Flashcards covering key terms, assignment requirements, financial concepts, and submission steps from the Chapter 1-6 lecture transcript.

Personal Essay Assignment

A three-page double-spaced typed paper where students explain why they are in English 102, their research writing history, their goals five years in the future, and specific actionable steps to achieve those goals.

First Page Requirements

The opening page of the essay where students must explain why they are in the class, what they gain from it, and their background/history with research writing and visiting the library.

Five-Year Plan Section

The second and third pages of the essay detailing the student's personal, financial, family, career, and spiritual goals five years into the future, along with explicit, step-by-step plans to achieve them.

Brainstorm Sheet

A required document (written or printed) outlining initial thoughts on class goals, future plans, and steps to reach them, which must be turned in inside the assignment folder.

Peer Review

An in-class activity held one week after the assignment is given, where students bring a printed copy of their rough draft to read and critique each other's work based on guidelines on the board.

Submission Folder

The final physical folder due on September 14 containing three distinct items: the brainstorm sheet, the marked-up rough draft from peer review, and the polished final draft.

Specificity Requirement

The key criteria needed to earn a high grade on the essay, requiring exact financial calculations (e.g., saving $500$ dollars a month for five years) and detailed personal steps rather than general statements.

Original Title Requirement

The mandate that the essay must have a unique, creative title on page one above the paragraphs, and cannot simply be titled "My Five Year Plan."