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CHICANO 037 Chicana and Chicano Literature

Assignment – Creative Writing Identity Essay

STUDENT PAPER GUIDELINES

For your written assignments, you must write a total of eight (8) 4 page, typed, double-spaced, papers (see

the rubrics below as examples). Refer to the syllabus for the due dates for these assignments. The paper topics will be as follows:

1) Creative Paper: Essay on Identity

2) Book Report: House on Mango Street

3) Creative Paper: Original Work of Fiction; Short Story

4) Book Report: Bless me, Ultima

5) Creative Paper: Original Work of Poetry (explain the inspiration for the poem/s)

6) Book Report: Always Running

7) Creative Paper: Autobiography or Personal Statement

8) Book Report: Desert Blood

9) Book Report: Optional-for Extra Credit (see below)

Creative Papers:

Write to the best of your ability, based on your experience or understanding of the topic, and from what you learned through the readings and in-class discussions.

Name

Student ID

Chicano Studies 037 SN XXXX

Date

Assignment Name (Creative Writing – Identity Essay/Short Story/Autobiography)

Title or Name of Your Work

Assignment begins (no cover Page, no more than 8 lines down from where your name is). The page must

be on time, have your personal information as shown above, 1” margins all the way around, and meet the minimum

length requirements JUST TO BE ACCEPTED. If they do not meet the minimum requirements, you will not

receive a grade, and there are NO LATE PAPERS OR REWRITES ALLOWED. You do not need to include a

bibliography or table of contents. They will be graded first on this format. You will be given 2 points for each of

the following:

???? Identifying Information and Formatting: Identifying information as shown above (including

assignment name and title of work), and proper 1” margins (2 pts)

???? Writing Proficiency: Each full page of narrative (2 pts)

IF you have 4 full pages of narrative

(FOR POETRY ASSIGNMENT- AT LEAST 3 PAGES OF POETRY WITH EXPLANATION OF EACH POEM),

this will give you 10 points to begin with.

From that point on I will begin to look carefully at the following in this order, and deduct the points below if the paper does not meet the following:

???? Does it have proper spelling, punctuation, grammar, syntax, etc. (if not, -2 pts)

???? Does it attempt to use literary techniques (if not, -2 pts)

???? Creative content (if not, -2 pts)