Description
Instructions
To?respond?to?the?prompt????define?a?word?or?phrase?that?represents?the?student’s?dreams?or?interests????students
need?to
Research?the?general?meaning?of?the?word?or?phrase
Define?and?explain?what?the?word?or?phrase?means?to?the?student?Connect?the?dream?or?interest?to?the?student’s
landscape
The?word?or?phrase?defining?the?dream?or?interest?may?represent?present?time?or?the?future.?It?may?be?a?term?or
phrase?that?describes?an?interest.?For?example,?perhaps?the?student?is?a?budding?singer?or?songwriter??A?chef?
An?artist??What?does?the?student?dream?of?accomplishing??Is?the?student?planning?on?becoming?a?teacher,?a
veterinarian,?or?a?business?manager?
Students?could?compare?or?contrast?the?word?or?phrase?to?experiences?they?think?the?reader?is?familiar?with?in
order?to?explain?the?meaning.?Or,?the?student?might?choose?to?analyze?why?it?is?of?interest?(the?causes)?or?how?its
influences?(the?effects).?Be?aware?that?the?use?of?examples?and?descriptive?writing?will?also?be?necessary.?The
essay?must?include?at?least?two?quotations?or?summaries?of?material?from?two?different?types?of?sources?in
support?of?the?definition.?The?sources?may?come?from?an?Internet?site?(Wikipedia?and?other?similar?online?sites
are?not?valid?sources?for?research),?an?electronic?database,?or?a?book.?After?choosing?a?topic?for?the?definition
essay,?follow?the?eight?steps?of?the?writing?process,?including?prewriting,?focusing,?organizing,?and?outlining?and
drafting,?revising,?editing,?and?proofreading?the?essay?before?submitting?it?to?the?instructor?for?evaluation.
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