EAP Program

Level 3 – FALL 2022

WRITING ASSESSMENT #2 – Reaction Essay

Instructor Name: Catherine Jaftha Date Assigned: October 24, 2022

Level: Level 3 Skill Area: Academic Writing

Weight: TOTAL – 6% Date of Brainstorming and Thesis

Submission: Statement: October 31
Outline: November 11
Final Submission: November 25

Rubric: Will be assigned at various stages of this assignment.

Learning  Can write complex texts to convey information and ideas for academic purposes
Outcomes using a wide variety of forms
 Can organize information in a logically structured essay of five or more paragraphs,
that includes a thesis statement, body, and conclusion
 Can use a variety of connecting devices and transition words, phrases to show
relationships between ideas and information in linked sentences and paragraphs    
 Can select from a wide variety of pre-writing strategies for developing and
organizing ideas
 Can demonstrate critical thinking skills through reacting to a prompt and
synthesizing and evaluating information

Assessment Details:
Overview
Students will write a Reaction research-based essay. The objective of this paper is
for students to react to a prompt.
You will be required to write a minimum 5-paragraph essay inclusive of:
- Introduction
- Body Paragraphs 1, 2, and 3
- Conclusion

This writing assignment will consist of three stages: Brainstorming + Thesis

Statement, Outline (with source information), and Final Submission.
At each stage of the writing process, you will receive feedback. You will only
receive a GRADE for your FINAL COPY.
RESEARCH: Students are required to use credible resources when conducting
research. Please note that Wikipedia cannot be used. Academic resources include
but are not limited to:
- Academic Journals
 - Government websites (Statistics Canada)
- Books
- News websites

Each body paragraph MUST have evidence of research to support your ideas. In
your essay, you must include the following:
- Summaries, paraphrases, or a direct quotation from the original prompt
and at least one additional source
- In-text citations following APA formatting guidelines
- a reference page at the end of your essay following APA formatting
guidelines

All research used for this essay, must be accessible in English.

PROMPT: Students will have the option to choose one prompt from three pre-
determined prompts that will be shared on D2L.

Submission of Each Stage:

You will submit each stage through D2L (Laurentian’s Desire 2 Learn platform).
Evaluation:
You are going to be graded using a rubric.
5% deducted per day for late submission to a maximum of 3 days. After 3 days, a
student will receive a grade of zero.

All stages of this essay must be complete to get a final grade.