ELD Writer's Award

Criteria

Criteria

Student must:

• have been enrolled in an Access Program or an Access course (Academic Level - select Upgrading & Preparatory) for at least one semester during May 1–April 30.

Nominator must submit an ELD candidate’s paragraph/essay as follows:

• 03_- 06_ level paragraphs:
  • must be written as part of the course requirements, should show skill in incorporating the use of the specified rhetorical mode(s) and be written as an in-class assignment, should show clearly written support for a well-stated topic sentence, may incorporate revisions based on instructor comments, but all writing must have been done by the student. 

• 07_/09_ level essays:
  • must be a major essay written as part of the course requirements, must be written as an in-class assignment and it should show skill in the use of writing and/or analytic techniques as specified in the assignment (e.g. techniques may include rhetorical mode(s), literary analysis, etc.), should show well-written support for a clearly stated thesis, may incorporate revisions based on instructor comments, but all writing must have been done by the student