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ROYAL UNIVERSITY OF PHNOM PENH

INSTITUTE OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH




WR I T I NG AS S I G NME NT
G U I D E L I N E S


OB J E C T I VE
In order to practice more writing and further enhance your writing skills, you are to
complete this writing assignment in semester two, by putting together everything you have
learned in the previous semester. The following guidelines should help you complete the
assignment correctly.

TY P E S OF PAR AGRAP H
The paragraph you need to write should be one of the following:
1. Expository (The paragraphs that include such topics: Advantages of Using Mobile
Phones, How to Improve Your Listening Skills, etc.)
2. Descriptive (The paragraphs that include such topics: My Idol, My Dream House, The
Worst Day of My Life, etc.)
3. Opinion (The paragraphs that include such topics: Should Students Wear Uniform in
Class?, Capital Punishments Should Be Forbidden, etc.)
4. Cause/Effect (The paragraphs that include either only causes or only effects with such
topics: Effects of Smoking, The Causes of Global Warming, The Consequences of
Deforestation, etc.)

THI NGS T O I NCL UDE
As you have learned, in order to produce a good piece of writing, one has to go through at
least six steps. Therefore, in your assignment, you need to include a brainstorm, outline, first
draft (edited one), second draft (edited one), and final draft.

PR OC E S S E S
To complete this assignment successfully and correctly, you must follow the following steps.
1. Topic: Choose one topic that you like by yourself and narrow it down with
controlling ideas. Make sure the topic is one of the above mentioned paragraphs
(Expository, Descriptive, Opinion, etc.).
2. Brainstorm: On a piece of paper, brainstorm all the ideas relating to the chosen topic
in one among the three wayslisting, mapping, or freewriting.
3. Outline: After brainstorming your ideas, you need to organize your ideas into an
outline. A sample outline is provided on the next page. For details on outline, please
refer to your handouts on outline or ask your lecturer.
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4. First Draft: Write your first draft by following the information in your outline. Once
you have finished, find one person in your class to edit your first draft for you. Dont
forget to leave some space on your first draft for your editor to write his/her name as
well as some comments so that your lecturer will know who has edited your work.
Here are some points that your editor should consider when editing your work:












5. Second Draft: After your first draft has been edited, go on to write your second draft
by making improvements on your first draft and by considering the feedback given
by your editor (REMEMBER that sometimes what your editor have corrected might be
correct or incorrect, so you decide by yourself whether to change it or not. If you are still
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unsure about your mistakes, please refer to your lecturer for clarity). Again, once you have
finished, find another different editor in your class to review your work.
6. Final Draft: At last, after considering all the feedback, improve your second draft by
writing your final draft and this will be the one that your lecturer will mainly focus
on when marking.

RE QUI R E ME NT S
1. All papers must be type-written using either Book Antiqua or Times New Roman
font, size 11, with 2.5 cm or 1 inch margins on all four sides and double-line spacing.
2. Any act of plagiarism (copying other peoples work), in parts or in whole, will result
in mark deduction or invalidation of your assignment.
3. Limit your paragraph to a length of just between 150 and 250 words.
4. Late submission will lead to mark deduction on the basis of 5% of the total score per
1 working day. Your assignment will NOT be accepted if submitted 5 working days
after the deadline.
5. Your assignment must also include a cover page, naming at least your school,
lecturer, your name, class, and topic.
6. When you submit your assignment, clip all the papers together into one setthe
cover page, brainstorm, outline, first draft (edited one), second draft (edited one),
and final draftor put them into a folder. Failing to submit any work of these steps will
result in 0.5 mark deducted for each step.*

AS S E S S ME NT CRI T E R I A
1. Language ......................................................................................................................../9
a. Grammar .................................................................................................... /4
b. Sentence Structures ................................................................................... /1
c. Vocabulary ................................................................................................. /3
d. Correct Spellings ....................................................................................... /1
2. Content .........................................................................................................................../8
a. Main ideas .................................................................................................. /3
b. Adequate supporting details (explanations and examples) .................... /4
c. Completeness of the assignment (brainstorm, outline, first draft, etc.) /1 *
3. Organization ................................................................................................................./2
a. Coherence (flow of ideas, transition expressions) ...................................... /1
b. Unity ........................................................................................................... /1
4. Layout ............................................................................................................................./1
TOTAL: 20

SUB MI S S I ON DAT E
The assignment must be submitted NO LATER THAN June 20
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, 2014.

A sample copy of this assignment can be retrieved from .
Should you encounter any problem, approach your course lecturer KCN, KMT, LCT, OVB,
SMT, SPR, SSG, SSV, & VPR.