Instructions for Essay 2—Three Valuable  Possessions

Directions: Write a five-paragraph essay about the three things that belong to you that you consider most valuable.   Your essay should have an introductory paragraph with  a thesis sentence.  Additionally, you must include three body paragraphs, each focusing on a specific possession that you consider valuable.  In these paragraphs provide facts about each thing as well as reasons why you consider the possession valuable.  Your essay should also have a concluding paragraph that restates the thesis and discusses the future.

Audience/readers:  Your classmates.

Purpose:  To inform readers about three valuable possessions and why each is valuable

For this essay, you will required to complete and submit the following:

  1. A list of 30 or more things that belong to you
  2. At least 500 words of freewriting about the topic
  3. A five-sentence outline
  4. A first draft of at least 400 words
  5. A second draft of at least 450 word
  6. A final draft of at least 500 words.
  7. At least 4 completed peer feedback forms

Due dates for the above will be announced in class and on the class blog.