First essay

Instructions & topics for first essay

The following are the same document in two different formats:

First essay instructions (MS Word) Download First essay instructions (MS Word)

First essay instructions (PDF) Download First essay instructions (PDF)

See also the page with advice on writing, which includes the marking rubric for essays.

Where to post your essay

You need to post your essay in two places by 5pm Jan. 28.

1. Post here, for your TA and the instructor to see.

• Please upload your essay in one of the following formats: Word (.doc or .docx) or Open Office (.odt). If you use Mac Pages, you can "save as" a Word document.
• If you are submitting your essay past the due date, also fill out and submit the late work form with your essay: Late-work-form.docx Download Late-work-form.docx

2. Post for peer review, on the peer review submission assignment. Do not include your name or student ID number on that one!

Note: If you have no intention of giving peer review comments on someone else's essay, don't post yours on the peer review assignment. You won't get any credit for doing so if you don't review someone else's essay, and it will just mean that someone else gets no comments on their essay while you get some on yours, which will not be fair to them.

Peer review & self-assessment

Please see the peer feedback and self-assessment assignment for more information on how to do these.

Late paper form

Late paper form Download Late paper form