Eng 1A/Assignments & Grades/Individual Class Essays
Individual class essays (ICEs) are short essays designed to be written or added to the papers and research paper through:
supporting learning specific types of writing for paper sections
develop ideas and research of specific types
They can also be assignments that are more creative in order to explore types of writing.
Overall, these assignments are designed to practice skills aligned with course topics:
Use rhetorical devices to clarify and substantiate positions taken
Write within an argumentative context
Distinguish between fact/opinion
Reason inductively and/or deductively
Draw inferences
Develop paragraph sequences, focusing on topic sentences, supporting data, and evaluations
Analyze voice and style
Discover varieties of research techniques and sources
Document research within current MLA guidelines
They aligned with learning objectives:
Compose essays of at least 1,000 words that are structurally and logically sound and free from punctuation and mechanics errors.
Employ rhetorical devices and strategies in one's own writing successfully.
Use deductive and inductive reasoning.
Use research that is appropriate and adequate to support one's claims in written assignments.
Evaluate the central idea, and support provided for that idea, in the writings of others.
They are also directly related to Student Learning Outcomes:
Development: using research-based evidence and analysis to support an argument.
Sentences/Style: The essay applies a variety of sentence structures within a formal academic style.