ENGLISH 1010- Unit IV

Unit IV has focused on ways that you can become a better student through understanding the assignment; communicating your needs to your support network; writing a professional email; and reading, processing, and responding to feedback. Consider moments in your life when you have received truly eye opening feedback. You may consider this moment in the context of your academic career, professional career, or personal life. Use the following as guiding questions:What was the experience like?What did you learn about yourself?How did you respond to the feedback at the time that it was given?Did you see it as constructive criticism or as an attack on your work?How did you learn from the experience?In what ways did the experience help you to grow in terms of the skills you were trying to master?Your response should be at least 200 words and should follow APA format. No references or citations are necessary.EssayUnit IV Essay Comparative Essay Final Write a 750-1000 word essay about a pair of items in which the similarities and differences of those items are compared and contrasted in the style described within Unit III. For this assignment, you will edit and revise your Unit III Comparative Essay Draft. This final essay will be your last opportunity to make adjustments to the essay. Purpose: Throughout Unit III, we discussed the conventions of the comparative essay. The purpose of this assignment is to measure your mastery of the conventions of the comparative essay. For this assignment, you will practice the skill of careful revision and refinement of your work as sometimes re-envisioning your writing can be more difficult than writing the essay the first time. However, to make your writing the best that it can be, you must practice the skills of editing and revision. Process: For the comparative essay, you will complete the following steps:Read through your paper looking for structural concerns: See Unit IV, Lesson 5, for more details. Be sure that you are satisfied with your paper as a whole before you do any detailed editing.Read through your paper looking for grammar and stylistics: See Unit IV, Lesson 5, for more details. You may need to read your essay aloud or have someone else look over the essay to find all of your mistakes and awkward phrasings.Make an appointment with the CSU Success Center’s Writing Specialists (optional): Have one of these trained professionals read through your essay before submission.Stylistic details: All essays must meet the following requirements:? Include 750-1000 words.? Write in Times New Roman, 12 pt. font.? Include one-inch margins on all sides.? Use double spacing (top-to-bottom every page, to include above and below titles and centered words).? Include an APA title page (for all essays) and reference list (if sources are used).? Include a header.? Include page numbers (upper-right corner only).? Adhere to APA convention and documentation style (See the CSU citation guide for assistance.).? No sources are required. However, if sources are used while writing the paper, then those sources must be cited. Information about accessing the grading rubric for this assignment is provided below.