Censor the body and you censor breath and speech at the same time. Write yourself. Your body must be heard.
— Hélène Cixous
Writing effectively, engagingly and persuasively is a valuable skill used at school, work, and in daily life.
Practising this vital skill ensures that students improve their scores on the writing component of standardized tests such as the SAT,
PSAT, ACT, TOEFL, Cambridge Certificate, IELTS, and GRE.
Codidact offers students a hands-on opportunity to apply their knowledge of words and Standard English conventions such as
grammar, usage, and mechanics by:
engaging students with weekly writing prompts
encouraging students to peer-review, revise, and edit their drafts
Writing Sample--Student Rough Draft and Instructor's Feedback
Writing Assignment Flow
Step 1:
The instructor selects a new prompt and clicks the Assign button. Following the usual flow, the instructor creates the new
writing assignment by giving it a title and selecting a due date. The assignment appears in the student's schoolbag.
Step 2:
In the schoolbag, students click on the writing assignment title to write their responses. Students can write, revise, and
save multiple times. Until they submit their assignments for grading, the instructor does not see students' essays.
Step 3:
Once students submit, the instructor can see from the Grades page the number of assignments submitted for grading.
The instructor selects one of the submitted assignments and grades directly in the text area displaying the essay.
This area is a copy of the student's work. The instructor can see the color-coded differences (diffs) between the
student's original work and the graded work
line by line, paragraph by paragraph, or side by side at any time.
Step 4:
The instructor assigns a grade from 1 to 100 points and submits (makes visible) the graded work to the student.
Step 5:
At this point, students can see their graded work, the original version, and the color-coded diffs.
Poets, writers, philosophers, and artists of all ages have attempted to define love. Reiner Maria Rilke wrote, "For this is wrong, if anything is wrong: not to enlarge the freedom of a love with all the inner freedom one can summon. We need, in love, to practice only this: letting each other go. For holding on comes easily; we do not need to learn it." Robert Browning famously said, "Take away love and our earth is a tomb." Zora Neale Hurston thinks that "Love makes your soul crawl out from its hiding place." And Margaret Atwood wittily reminds us that "The eskimos had fifty-two names for snow because it was important to them: there ought to be as many for love."
Writing Assignment Question: How would you define love? Using your own definition, describe one manifestation of love in your personal life and discuss its significance.
Instructions:
Plan and write a 350-500 word essay in which you develop your point of view on the given topic. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.You will be evaluated on the following: - Focus and support; - Organization; - Grammar and mechanics; - Vocabulary and spelling. Be sure to revise, edit, and proofread your draft before submitting.
Censor the body and you censor breath and speech at the same time. Write yourself. Your body must be heard.
