URI Writing 104 Summer Assignment

WRT 104 Summer Assignment - MakerComp

Thank you for deciding to take the dual enrollment course URI WRT 104.  First, let me share with you a small piece from the syllabus about the course:

Course Description

This course fulfills a General Education requirement and focuses on writing as the sharing of information with a variety of audiences through different media, modes, and genres.  Students are expected to meet the demands of different rhetorical situations and are asked to develop their ability to reflect on the effectiveness of their compositions and composition processes.  In addition, this course provides extensive practice in using digital composing tools and digital composing tools and digital information technologies. Writing effectively and demonstrating information literacy are required for the general education program at URI and are integrated into the assignment and activities of this course.

In completing this course successfully, you will become more confident in using a number or composing strategies; you’ll be able to respond effectively to the writing of others; you’ll recognize different rhetorical situation and production strategies.  Generally speaking, at the end of this class, you’ll be better prepared to assess and respond to any composing task.

Over the summer, I am going to ask you to complete the following to help me gain a better understanding of you as a writer.  

Prepare a final draft of your college essay.  You may have worked on this at the end of your junior year, revisit it over the summer and revise it.  You will submit this draft to me on the first day of school.  This draft should be considered READY TO SUBMIT!!

  • Remember the criteria for the Common Application essay - 650 word limit! (limit - not goal!)

  • Revisit the prompts - Read over your essay - Revise! Edit! Have someone else read it!!

Additionally, you need to begin the registration process for the course.  This is essential to help the start to the school year run as smoothly as possible.  Just as a full-time college student, the onus of registering for classes is on you - not the professor, guidance, or even your parents.  If you do not complete the steps necessary and ensure that you are registered with URI, then you will not receive the credits. Please go to my teacher site on the Rogers High School website for information about the registration process.  

Please email me if you have any questions, jessicarosa@npsri.net

See you in September!!

Mrs. Jessica Rosa

 

2021-2022 Common Application Essay Prompts

  1. Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.

  1. The lessons we take from obstacles we encounter can be fundamental to later success. Recount a time when you faced a challenge, setback, or failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience?

  1. Reflect on a time when you questioned or challenged a belief or idea. What prompted your thinking? What was the outcome?

  1. Reflect on something that someone has done for you that has made you happy or thankful in a surprising way. How has this gratitude affected or motivated you?

  1. Discuss an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparked a period of personal growth and a new understanding of yourself or others.

  1. Describe a topic, idea, or concept you find so engaging that it makes you lose all track of time. Why does it captivate you? What or who do you turn to when you want to learn more?

  1. Share an essay on any topic of your choice. It can be one you've already written, one that responds to a different prompt, or one of your own design.