Timed In-Class Essay - this is given in the computer lab on the last day of class; no makeups will be allowed.

You will be responding to a writing prompt about the book, Funny in Farsi by Firoozeh Dumas, and will have the entire class in which to write.

This is an open book timed essay, which MUST be submitted to Canvas at the conclusion of the class period.

You will create a Word document on which to write your essay, and submit to Turnitin.  Save a copy of your essay to either cloud storage or email it to yourself afterwards.

Link to PDF about the author, Firoozeh Dumas, and the book.

Funny in Farsi - videos:

• Aspen Writers Winter Words Series - 21:12
• Can't translate Shake N'Bake - 3:47

Here is a helpful handout with tips about Writing In-Class Essays from CSUEB.

Essay Grading Rubric

Formatting Your Essays in MLA Style:

The formatting should be a 12 point legible font. 

Indent five spaces for each new paragraph, but do not put extra spaces between paragraphs. 

Double-space in the upper left corner of the first page:

Name                                                                              

English Class number                                                        

Instructor Ziff

Date  

The Informative TITLE Goes in the Center of the Page

 Capitalized Correctly, with the Same Size Font and

neither Bold nor Underlined.