Name: Abhishek Bhatt

Enrollment Number: AU2110243
Programme: BBA(Hons.)

AHMEDABAD UNIVERSITY
 
2021-2022 MONSOON SEMESTER
 
COM101 Effective Reading and Comprehension Skills 
 
Final Submission Date: 31/10/2021                                                               Total Marks: 10
                                                                                No. of pages: 02

Note:
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B. Students need to ensure that their Name, Enrollment Number and Program are
specified in the space given above before submitting the document. 

C. They must change the file name to their own ‘namerollnumber’ and submit the file
as per the Section-specific faculty member’s guidelines.

Here is the undertaking that you must sign: 

UNDERTAKING
 I certify that I have not violated the University Code of Conduct during this
examination. 
 

 _____Abhishek Bhatt_________________

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Date: 13th Nov

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 1. Write a Process Essay on the topic given below. Kindly follow the instructions given. 
(10 Marks)

Topic for the essay: ‘How to put together and bring out the first issue of the Annual
University Magazine’

Word Limit: 400-500 words 

General Guidelines: 
The essay should follow a proper format and should outline with clarity multiple steps involved
in ideating for an Annual University Magazine, putting together content and design and
publishing the first issue.

Guidelines for organization are given below.

a) Formatting Rules: Use Times New Roman 12-point font double-spaced with 1” margins
on all sides. All text has to be left justified. 

b) You may follow the processes discussed in the class like brainstorming, outlining, first
draft, revision, and editing.

c) Only the FINAL draft of your essay needs to be submitted as part of this document in the
space indicated below 

d) You are requested to refrain from all types of plagiarisms as it will affect your
grades for the course severely. 

Process Essay Organization Guidelines: 

Your essay should have the following elements:

a) An introductory section: This section introduces the topic and a thesis statement / main
idea of the essay. 

b) Body paragraph/s: These describe the process. These paragraphs should be organized in
the order of importance or chronology to make them coherent. You will use cohesive
devices (repeating words/ideas, reference words, transition words and phrases) to connect
your ideas across and within paragraphs.

c) A conclusion: Your conclusion gives your final thoughts on the subject. It may include a
paraphrase of your main idea, a summary of your main points. 

This is where you have to post your essay:

If you are just started with your own Annual University Magazine it becomes very important that

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you take the utmost care and that you pay due attention while launching your first issue because

if you do it correctly and creatively you will gain yourself a good number of subscribers but if

you fail to do so your magazine would struggle getting subscribers. Hence, launching your first

issue becomes one of the key factors for your successful Annual University Magazine. We will

further discuss upon the same topic to ensure that you do not face any further difficulties in

publishing your very first issue.

First of all, you want your issue to be presenting and welcoming to reach out to maximum

number of people and to draw attention and for that it is important that you a select a good topic

for your issue. The topic should be such which can immediately draw viewers. Selecting an

attractive and attention seeking topic would definitely help. When you are done with the

selection of topic the next thing you want to do is to find information and to do research on it.

You need to invest sufficient time in your research work if you want your issue to be presentable.

Stay up to date with all the information that cover your topic. Listen to the conversations held

across the globe regarding your topic, this will help you get sufficient amount of writings for

your topic. Once you are done with selecting your topic and collecting content for the same the

next step is to decide your outlay. You must have a brief idea about how you want your issue to

look. Also add interviews regarding your topic followed by some good quality pictures. A good

mixture of pictures, articles, interviews and debates would be well enough. Make sure that your

issue contains all the information which can be auspicious to your readers. Once you finish with

all the content based work you can move towards the final step which is to design your issue.

This is the most crucial part of your entire issue thing because the more beautiful and creative

your issue looks the more people will get attracted toward it. Now, the question is how to design

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your work effectively? Well, you have number of apps available which can guide you and help

you through this. Canva is a prominent app which you can use for designing purpose. It is user

friendly and the best part about it is that it gives huge discounts to students. You just have to

upload proofs and you can avail the discounts. Well you it is important to invest a bit into the

creativity work and to not be greedy about it because the results would justify your expenses.

This is how you can publish your first issue in your Annual University Magazine. The steps

mentioned above would lead you to a great first issue. It might look complicated but it is a very

fun to do task. If you manage to work in a right direction you would definitely earn a lot of

subscribers who would really appreciate your work.