Exercise 13: Writing the Single-Source Argumentative Essay
(Return to the Unit 3 Table of Contents)

Instructions:

Write a short essay of about four or five paragraphs attacking the stated or implied position(s) of an author with whose article you disagree. Follow the plan for the single-source argumentative essay. You may want to read "Why the 'F'-Dog Won't Hunt," a sample essay illustrating the pattern.
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Submission of Assignments
In addition to regular mail delivery, distance-learning students may e-mail papers as Word attached files to Dr. Grimes at gagrimes@dcccd.edu.

Submission Assignments through Regular Mail
Mail papers to:

Dr. Geoffrey Grimes
Department of English
Mountain View College
4849 West Illinois Avenue
Dallas, TX 75211
Please include a stamped, self-addressed envelope for returning your graded work.

Submitting Essays as E-Mail Attachments
It is absolutely essential to the security of your work that you follow exactly these guidelines:

1) Heading on Assignments
Place a heading on the first page of your essay in the upper left-hand corner.  The heading must include the following information:

First Name-MIddle Initial-Last Name
DCCCD Student ID Number
Course-Course Number-Section Number
Month-Date-Year
Name of Assignment

Example:

John R. Pointer
ID 5555555
English 2326: 9543
February 20, 2001
Exercise 3

2) File Name
Save your file exactly according to this model:

JPointer-Ex3

3) Sending Me E-mail Messages
You must include your name and identify your message type in the subject line of each e-mail you send me.  For security reasons, if you fail to do so, I will delete your message without responding.

In the subject line, include your name and exercise number just as you saved your file above.
Example:

JPointer-Ex3

If you are sending me a message that needs immediate attention, then include one of the following formats in the subject line:

JPointer-Question
JPointer-Comment
JPointer-Urgent

Responding to Your E-mails
I always respond to your messages.  However, I always open "Question," "Comment," and "Urgent"  messages first and respond to them usually on the day I receive them. 

I will respond to your assignment messages within a day or two to let you know that I have received your work and files and whether or not I can open them.  To grade them, I open assignment messages in the order in which I received them.

Length of Time Required to Grade Your Work
It usually takes me from one to two weeks to grade essay-length papers and to return them.  Shorter papers I can grade much quicker.  I will return them as e-mail attachments to my response messages.
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This page was last modified on July 9, 2005,
and is maintained by Dr. Geoffrey A. Grimes.
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