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Humanities Writing Pre-Test
Imagine you are writing an essay on one of the following topics:
1. Why is the study of past events (history) important in a world that is focused so much on the present and future developments?
2. Why is the study of past writing (literature) important in a world that seemingly places little emphasis on this medium of expression?
Now, the assignment:
Write an introduction and a body paragraph that address ONE of these topics. Set up your introduction as if you were writing the entire essay, but you, of course, will just be writing one body paragraph.
Please use this as an opportunity to show off your best writing in terms of vocabulary, structure, organization, and ideas. I understand that this is essentially a ‘first draft’ and has not undergone a lengthy revision process, but you should proof read for conventions.
Please type in 12-point font unless you are currently without access to a computer/printer. If that's the case, hand write neatly in pen.
We will be practicing a dual turn in for this assignment. Please bring a print copy to turn in that I will use for grading purposes. Additionally, please turn in a copy through Turnitin, so that you become use to using this program. Your print copy will count as the assignment being "on time", so don't panic if you can't get Turnitin to work for you on your first try.
This assignment will receive points for completion, but will not be "assessed" so don't worry about your grade.
