Does the topic sentence of your response answer the prompt: “What idea about living longer does the author propose that impacts your life the most? Does it include the topic in the topic sentence and have one controlling idea?

Learning Goal: I’m working on a writing exercise and need an explanation and answer to help me learn.

Now’s the time to polish your work! Review the feedback you’ve received from me and your classmates on your Summary and Response for Chapter 6 “Who Lives Longer?”. Add your own improvements and do a thorough revision of your work.

Can you answer “yes” to all these questions?

2.) Does the topic sentence of your response answer the prompt: “What idea about living longer does the author propose that impacts your life the most? Does it include the topic in the topic sentence and have one controlling idea?

2.) Does your summary have all the elements in the Summary Checklist?

3.) Have you correctly used at least 2 vocabulary words from Chapter 6 in your summary/response? Did you underline them to get credit?

5.) Did you include a variety of compound and complex sentences?

6.) Do transitional words and phrases connect your ideas for smoother writing?

7.) Did you remember to use the academic header format explained below?

6.) Did you do final proofreading for grammar accuracy, spelling, and clarity of your ideas?

Check your understanding of how the assignment will be graded. Here’s the RUBRIC.Download RUBRIC.

Submit your summary as a Word file (doc, docx) or PDF on Canvas. In case you need more time to complete this assignment, the 12-hour grace period is in effect. So, you have until 11:59 a.m. tomorrow to get it in. But, the assignment closes then and the assignment earns a “zero” if it’s not in. Don’t wait until the last minute!

How to format a writing assignment

The required format for all compositions is as follows:

• typed,
• double-spaced,
• 1-inch margins,
• 5-space indentation for each paragraph
• Follow MLA formatting for in-text citations
• Use 12-point Times New Roman font.

Here is how to format the header information:

1″ from top of page

1/2 ” from top of page

Your last name & pg # (e.g. Ling 1)

* This is my teacher’s feedback , so you need to read it and just fix what she need :

Dung, I’m concerned because it looks like there’s some confusion on how to write a topic sentence. Without a clear topic sentence, it’s very difficult to produce a cohesive paragraph. Be careful to not include your own interpretation in a summary. I think doing a good outline before you start to write will help the organization issues seen in the Response. Have you been working with a WRC tutor regularly? If not, I’d recommend it. Also, I’m available during Office Hours or by appointment. I’ve made many comments on the document, so please go over them carefully and let me know if any are unclear how to do the revision