Wp1-sixin—make a revision—-at least 250words

Core reading is How Schools Kill Creativity”

http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity

(19:25 Minutes)

(For captions, play video, click “Subtitles,” and select language.)

This is  Summary and Response    Paper

PART ONE: COVER LETTER

·    Minimum 150 words (successful cover letters are often longer)

·    Address letter to your instructor

·    Describe, explain, and (where applicable) provide brief, specific examples of the following in your cover letter:

o   The feedback you received from your peers and how you revised your first draft based on that feedback

o   The content you have changed to address Step 8 above, improve the composition, and appeal to your audience

o   How you think the changes above have improved your draft

o   Discuss any problems you encountered in your revisions and how you solved them

Place the cover letter at the beginning of your final draft, before the first page of your actual composition; delete the situation analysis

PART TWO:  Final Draft

 ·   Summary and Response of ONE of the core readings selected by your instructor

·   Clearly developed main point (thesis) stating overall, focused response to the selected core reading

·   Accurate summarizing and meaningful response, supported with evidence

·   Effective organization using topic sentences and transitions

·   MLA manuscript style, as specified by your instructor, with in-text citations and a Works Cited or References list. (Works Cited or References list does not count in the minimum word-count requirement)

·   Use of at least 5 quotes (words, phrases, or key sentences) and/or paraphrases (key details or ideas rephrased in your own words),cited using correct in-text citations

·   Observation of the conventions of Standard English

750 words minimum for final draft (the minimum 150 words for the cover letter is not included in this count)