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Purpose and DirectionsThis project asks you to take (with your camera) and write about images of success.As you go about your daily lives in the first two weeks of the course, you will take images that make you think about the word “success”. These images can be of anything that makes you personally think about success. You should keep these images in a folder on your computer or in your phone. As you work through the first two weeks of class, you will pick 4 of these images and use them for this first project. After you determine which 4 images you will select to write about out of the images you took, you will begin work writing.For each of the 4 images you selected you will craft an annotated “end-of-process” entry that describe why the image makes you think about the word “success”.Your textbook outlines what end-of-process annotations are and how to write them, but you should know that each entry will be relatively short—some 300 to 500 words a piece—and each entry will include an image of the success message.pick 4 images and write about them.write a full draft of this project (all 4 images and their accompanying annotations). Formatting RequirementsWord document with the images insertedObjectivesThis assignment meets the course goals by allowing you to:Develop the habit of writing regularlyStudy the circulation of messagesCraft short,

polished compositionsShare your writing with real readersEvaluationSee the course syllabus for a breakdown of the points assigned to each project that contribute to your entire course grade. Here are some evaluation criteria that will be used to assess your first project:Compositions (visual images plus annotations) promote comprehension for the audienceWriting uses structure and word choice to provide a sense of cohesionTopic sentences provide a forecast of the information and the structure of the writingSummary is used to shrink large messages into brief, accurate, and generous portions of textParaphrase is used to re-style smaller ideas from found messagesSentences are shaped, so that punctuation and connection enable meaning-makingSentences are shaped, using the paramedic method, to reduce the total number of words and to form right-branching sentences RubricYour assignment will be graded in this way:Meets Assignment Requirements: 4 of 4 images and annotations. All annotations are 250-500 words each.Completed the 2 required journals for project 1Content of Annotations: each annotation content reflects “end-of-process” style and content helps your reader locate and comprehend each success message. Writing: Writing is fluid and clear. Clear topic sentences. Spelling/grammar AudienceThe audience for your gallery entries are your peers in your English 1050 class and instructor.