CMNS $1140$ Assignment $1$ Self$-$Reflective Email Memo ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS $-$ COVER MEMO REQUIREMENTS Write a short email memo to me $($Arsham$)$ outlining your personal experience with learning how to write. Explain how those experiences will impact your approach to our course. ASSIGNMENT SUMMARY: Assignment Value: Worth $10\%$ of your total grade DUE DATE: Check Moodle for due date NOTE To perform your best in this assignment, I highly encourage you to go through the rubrics and familiarize yourself with the marking grid, After your finish writing, proofread it yourself a couple of times, and if possible, have somebody else proofread it as well, Please make sure to include the rubrics $($see next page$)$ in the last page of your assignment submission, Your submission should be in the PDF format ONLY. BACKGROUND AND LEARNING CONTEXT This assignment provides the opportunity for you to practice your writing. For this assignment you will have the opportunity to reflect on your own learning and identify skills you would like to develop through the semester. $1.$ CRITICAL THINKING Reflect on past learning and what it means for your own development. $2.$ SYNTHESIS Integration of previous learning into your current learning environment. LEARNING OBJECTIVES The key learning objectives are to include the following: learning general writing principles, learning basic principles for expressing your thoughts clearly in memo format, learning the basic principles for planning an effective message. Rubrics CMNS $1140$ Proposal Assignment $(10$ points$)$ Marking Criteria $2$ points $1\mathrm{.}51$ point $0$ points Total Paragraph organization All paragraphs are of appropriate length, include an introductory sentence, relevant details and concluding sentence. Business formatting is perfectly applied. Several paragraphs include relevant details but are not typically constructed well. Business formatting is only partially used throughout. Majority of paragraphs are not well constructed and do not include relevant details. Business formatting is rarely applied. Assignment does not meet any of the criteria for the $$paragraph organization$$ category. Grammar and Diction Proper grammar, punctuation and spelling are used throughout. Proper grammar, punctuation and spelling are not used in most cases. Proper grammar, punctuation and spelling are not used in the majority of sentences. Assignment fails to follow appropriate writing conventions. Professional Writing All sentences are clear, efficient $($of appropriate length$)$ and well constructed. Some sentences are unclear, of inappropriate length $($too long$)$ and not constructed well. Most sentences are unclear, inefficient, inappropriate length and not well constructed. Assignment does not meet any of the criteria for the $$professional writing$$ category. Communications Goal The student clearly and concisely outlines a revised schedule. The student demonstrates an understanding of the assignment but fails to articulate a new schedule which is understood. The student fails to provide a new schedule Assignment does not meet any of the criteria for the $$communications goal$$ category. Layout Courteous language is used throughout. The entire document is professionally written, organized and in line with Instructor$$s directions and requirements for document layout. The document is written courteously in several areas. Some sections are professionally written, organized and in line with Instructor$$s directions and requirements for document layout. The document is written courteously in some areas. Most sections are not professionally written, organized and in line with Instructor$$s directions and requirements for document layout. Assignment does not meet any of the criteria for the $$layout$$ category. ASSIGNMENT TOTAL