Essay 5

English 0950 Essay 5 Write an essay that responds to the “This I Believe” invitation found online at http://www.thisibelieve.org/. Write an essay of 350-500 words exploring something that you believe. This belief may be related to family, community, religion, science, education, doubt, or questions, but it must be something meaningful to you, something that affects how you live your life. Express your belief in a clear thesis that introduces the essay. Then support that idea with specific examples taken from your own life. Find a way to conclude with a strong expression of how your belief matters to you. Develop a strong thesis, an engaging introduction, effective and relevant supporting details, a meaningful conclusion, well constructed paragraphs, and clear and effective sentence constructions. We will begin Essay 5 by reading and listening to sample essays online at http://www.thisibelieve.org/. We will hold a drafting workshop for this essay on Thursday, 26 March; bring your planning materials to begin drafting your essay. We will then hold a revision workshop for Essay 5 in class on Thursday, 2 April; bring your working draft and planning materials to participate in group revision activities. Essay 5 will be submitted electronically on Tuesday, 7 April, and graded essays will be returned electronically before class on Tuesday, 14 April.