Learning Outcome #5: Document their work using appropriate conventions (MLA).

Learning Outcome #6: Control sentence-level errors (grammar, punctuation, spelling).

Framing Statement: Throughout ENG 110 I have demonstrated that I am competent in MLA format and am able to control sentence-level errors throughout my work to produce a polished final draft. My Chosen Work Sample, which can be found on the main page, adheres to the appropriate MLA conventions. When looking at it you will find that it includes the appropriate information on the first page such as my name, my professors name, the class I am enrolled in, and the due date put in the correct format (DD MM YYYY). In addition, this essay includes page numbers, a centered title, a “Works Cited” page, and is in the conventional size-font combination of 12 point and Times New Roman. When quoting and paraphrasing the work of other I made sure to introduce them clearly and indicate the page in which I found a piece of information directly following the end of each quote. Putting my essay fully in MLA format is a process that I do at the very end of the writing process as I consider it to be a local revision. Along with formatting, I spend a lot of time carefully proofreading and fixing sentence level errors during the local revision phase of my writing process. I read my paper aloud in order to better spot spelling mistakes, run on sentences, and other grammatical errors. For example, in my first drafts I caught the simple mistake of writing “co-founded” instead of “co-founder” (seen in “Example 1”). In addition, “Example 2” below highlights a sentence that had lots of little modifications stemming from the proofreading process. The original sentence in my draft writes, “The internet is constantly evolving to get more human-like and its this anthromorphism that we as humans love and crave.” After revision, this sentence is now the following in my final draft: “The internet is constantly evolving to adapt more human-like qualities and it’s this anthro morphism that we as humans love and crave.” The original sentence sounded off and unsophisticated, however by replacing “to get more human-like” with “adapt more human-like qualities,” changing “its” to the appropriate “it’s,” and splitting anthro morphism into two words I was able to enhance the clarity of the sentence and free it of grammatical, punctuational, and spelling errors. My ability to both adhere to MLA convention and find and fix my sentence-level errors allows me to produce high-quality work that is professional and persuasive.

Example 1:

Example 2: