English 711
Essay Assignment #1
Due: Tuesday, September 25th . You must bring TWO typed copies of your essay to class for peer review. You will have the opportunity to revise the essay to hand in Thursday,
September 27th; you must also upload this revised essay to the SafeAssignments link on our Blackboard page.
Please write a typed, double-spaced essay on the topic below. Remember to include MLA in-text citations and a works cited page.
Length: three pages
Summarizing and making connections – In this assignment, you are required to show your ability to summarize multiple essays with the purpose of connecting the major points of the essays to your own experiences.
In this unit, we read four essays by authors who