ENGL 333
CORRECTING SAMPLE STUDENT ESSAY ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS
OVERVIEW
There are two Correcting Sample Student Essay Assignments in this course. The purpose of
these assignments is to place you in the position of “audience” for the provided sample student
essays (as well as to start to prepare you for Section 2 of the Research Paper).
INSTRUCTIONS
You will use Word’s Track Changes feature to note strike-through edits to make words, phrases,
and sentence structures grammatically correct. You must also use the Review Comments feature
to note grammar and usage issues, with correct grammatical terms, and label them as such, in the
right-hand column (click “review” and then “new comment”). Then, you will note “transition”
problems that have to do with consistent focus and topic continuity, also in the right-hand
comment column. You are also open to correct documentation style errors. Finally, as you
conclude your corrections, write a response at the end of the same document and address the
following:
1. What were the 3 main grammatical problems? As always, be sure to illustrate with
specific examples (300 word minimum) from the student’s essay. While you may have
and are encouraged to mark or comment on everything (capitalization, spacing, MLA
formatting, transitions, etc.), keep the written review focused specifically on the 3 most
common grammar concepts.
2. What would you recommend that the student do to correct them (300 word minimum)? In
this section, consider editing techniques or best practices that the writer could have
employed.
3. What is the overall effectiveness of the essay (300 word minimum)?
Each of your three answers must be no less than 300 words (all three, totaling 900 words). If you
incorporate information from an outside source, such as the textbook, include correct in-text
citations and a “Works Cited” section at the end. Please review the Correcting Sample Student
Essay Grading Rubric prior to submitting these assignments.