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ENGL112 Week 1 Discussion 1 & 2
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The Brand of You (graded)
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As discussed in this week’s lecture, the Brand
of You is created from the perception you give others through your writing. In
creating the brand of you, how do you decide what to tell, how to tell it, and
what to leave out? If given the task of introducing your personal brand through
writing, what specific characteristics or attributes of yourself would you
share? What stories would serve to provide the greatest impact? What memories
would be the most telling in introducing who you are?
Though we’ll work to answer these questions
throughout the week, let's do a concrete exercise to get started: First, in
seven words, tell us who you are and what you do. Try to draft a phrase that serves
as our introduction to you(see
examples below). Place this phrase in the subject line of your response post
and then provide us with details to show us how this title represents your
personal brand. Using vivid, concrete, descriptive words, share an example,
anecdote, or scenario that brings your personal brand to life for your audience
and provides an impression of who you are. This example should be written as
the content of your actual post and should, at minimum, be at least one full
paragraph.
Here are some examples of seven-word
biographies:
- Hopeless
romantic infatuated with all movie stars
- Creative
entomologist enjoys bees, hives, and honey
- Desperate
Facebook user needs to go outside
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Discovering an Angle
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Spend some time searching online news sources,
such as npr.org, cnn.com, msnbc.com, or your own local news outlet. Although
it’s often hard to find topics that are entirely new, the key to communicating
a topic through writing is to present it with a fresh angle. What topics are
you finding in the news today? What new angles are being presented? What
current events or social changes have prompted these new angles? (Please be
sure to include a URL with your post. If you use exact phrases or sentences
from your chosen article, be sure to place that information in quotation
marks.)
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ENGL112 Week 2 Discussion 1 & 2
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The Profile Genre (graded)
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Please read Carl Wilkinson’s profile, Dave Grohl and the Foo Fighters,on
pages 622–626 of your text. What writing techniques does Wilkinson use to meet
the profile genre? How do these strategies help establish meaning, and what
impression do they leave about Grohl? (Be sure to be specific in your response,
pointing to areas of the text and noting both page and paragraph numbers.)
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Getting Started Writing
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Drawing on one of the strategies for writing
introductions outlined in your text or the lecture, post a draft of your
introductory paragraph(s) as your first post. Then, throughout the week, reply
to your classmates with feedback on their introductory paragraphs. Note how or
why an introduction caught your attention and explain what impression it gives
you about the essay’s larger purpose. Also explain how your classmate’s voice,
tone, or diction contributes to the overall effectiveness of the introduction.
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ENGL112 Week 3 Discussion 1 & 2
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Analyzing Persuasive Messages
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What makes an ad succeed or flop? Think about
specific print advertisements that have either stuck with you or made you turn
your eyes, and explain what works or what doesn’t. In your response, be sure to
consider the impact the rhetorical appeals of reasoning, credibility, and
emotion play in the ad’s effectiveness.
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Writing With Style (graded)
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In what ways do people adopt a particular
writing style or voice? How does your style or voice change in different
writing situations? Please share an example in your response.
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ENGL112 Week 4 Discussion 1 & 2
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The Role of Truth in Ad Campaigns
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Read Discovering
the Truth: The Operation of Ethos in Anti-Smoking Advertising,by
Rebecca Feldmann, on pp. 678–685 in your text. In this essay, Feldmann dissects
the way the Truth antismoking campaign has achieved results by appealing to a
teenage audience’s need for independence and rebellion. She notes that the
campaign’s strategy has encouraged teens to stand up against the smoking
industry. By accepting Truth’s agenda, however, Feldmann asks, “how is the
advertising strategy of the Truth campaign that different from the deceiving
strategies employed by tobacco advertising?” (p. 684).
On YouTube or through an Internet search, find
the Truth website and some of its antismoking videos. After learning more about
the organization and viewing some of its ads, what is your response to the
question Feldmann poses above?
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Revising and Refining (graded)
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Conduct a self-analysis of a portion of your
essay. In your first response post, copy and paste the paragraph of your
Rhetorical Analysis essay that describes your chosen advertisement. After you
have posted the paragraph, explain how you might revise specific sentences to
include more vivid details so that readers can better see what you are writing
about. As peers, please also reply to some of your classmates’ posts, providing
feedback on what is working well and any suggestions you might give for more
vivid description.
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ENGL112 Week 5 Discussion 1 & 2
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Forming a Position (graded)
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Let’s use our discussion forum as a space to
practice writing and to determine the viability of possible topics. To begin,
find a topic that is currently in the news and provide us with some brief
background (the who, what, when,
where,and howof the
topic). Then continue your summary by explaining the positions others hold on
the topic. What do the true believers of the issue think? What do the ultimate
doubters have to say? Finally, what is your position on the issue? Remember:
The best topics aren’t just focused on pro/con debates. Though this activity
asks you to look at the extreme sides of the issue, your opinion might fall
somewhere in the middle or contain elements of each side.
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Beginning Research
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This week’s assignment asks you to begin
researching your chosen topic and to summarize other perspectives on your
issue. Begin by reviewing the library tutorial from the class lecture.
Then use the Academic Search Premier database via the DeVry Library to begin
searching for sources. Once you have found a source, summarize it in a post
below. Then discuss the credibility of the source by identifying the author’s
background, credentials, and relationship to the topic. Make an overall
assertion regarding whether or not the source is credible, and explain why.
Finally, use the APA resources in class and Chapter 28 in your text to write
out the full reference of the source, and include that in your post.
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ENGL112 Week 6 Discussion 1 & 2
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Position-Based Writing (graded)
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Please read “A Gay Man’s Case Against Gay
Marriage” by Michael Bronski on pages 687–690 of your text. Then reply with
your analysis of the rhetorical situation of the essay. What is Bronski’s
reason for writing? What is his purpose and angle? Whom do you think his
audience might be? Finally, think about the writing strategies Bronski uses to
achieve his overall purpose. Based on our discussions of commentary and
argumentative writing, what strategies do you think he relies upon to present
his position?
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Integrating Research in APA Style
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Last week, you were introduced to the Academic
Search Premier database through the library tutorial in your lecture. Because
you are drafting this week, share one paragraph with us here that shows how
you’ve integrated a source into your writing. The source should be summarized,
paraphrased, or directly quoted. Additionally, an in-text citation and author
tag should be present. Finally, provide the full end reference in APA style
with us here as well. This is not only practice for drafting this week, but
it’s also a good way to receive some feedback from your peers on your writing.
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ENGL112 Week 7 Discussion 1 & Peer Review Team A,B,C
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The Revision Process
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By now, you may have heard that “writing is a
form of discovery.” When we write, we may discover how we really feel about our
topic, what we really know about our topic, and what we need to know about our
topic. In this discussion, please share a few discoveries you uncovered while
drafting the commentary essay. Did you discover information about the
commentary genre itself? Did you make discoveries about your topic?
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The Revision Process
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By now, you may have heard that “writing is a
form of discovery.” When we write, we may discover how we really feel about our
topic, what we really know about our topic, and what we need to know about our
topic. In this discussion, please share a few discoveries you uncovered while
drafting the commentary essay. Did you discover information about the
commentary genre itself? Did you make discoveries about your topic?
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Peer Review Team B
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This week, we’ll be sharing our writing
publicly in a class peer review. In order to make this process run smoothly,
please be sure to follow the instructions noted below.
1. Find
your name on the peer review assignment list provided by your professor to
determine whether you are in Group A, B, or C.
2. Once
you have located your assigned group, join that discussion area and hit “reply”
to the initial prompt. In your reply, leave feedback for your classmates with
general information about your draft. Explain the current state of your draft,
your plans to add content, and your revision plans. If you have specific
questions for the peers who will review your draft, or want to provide them
with any additional information, please do so in your initial post.
3. Attach
your current draft to your initial post. This
must be completed no later than Tuesday night (midnight MT).
4. Find
the two peers who have posted after you in terms of time. Read their attached
essays and any notes they left to accompany the draft. Find the Week 7 Peer
Review Worksheet in Doc Sharing and download it. Complete the form separately
for each of the two peers whose drafts you will be reviewing.
5. Return
your completed Peer Review Worksheet as an attachment in a response post to
each of your peers separately. This must be
completed no later than Friday night (midnight MT).
6. Continue
to check into your group Discussion area in the event your peers pose any
follow-up questions.
**Please note: If you are the last to post in
your group before the Tuesday midnight deadline, you should review the students
who post in the #1 and #2 slot. If you are second last to post in your group,
please review the students who post in the last and #1 slot.
Be sure to ask your professor if you have any questions about the peer review
process.
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Peer Review Team C
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This week, we’ll be sharing our writing
publicly in a class peer review. In order to make this process run smoothly,
please be sure to follow the instructions noted below.
1. Find
your name on the peer review assignment list provided by your professor to determine
whether you are in Group A, B, or C.
2. Once
you have located your assigned group, join that discussion area and hit “reply”
to the initial prompt. In your reply, leave feedback for your classmates with
general information about your draft. Explain the current state of your draft,
your plans to add content, and your revision plans. If you have specific
questions for the peers who will review your draft, or want to provide them
with any additional information, please do so in your initial post.
3. Attach
your current draft to your initial post. This
must be completed no later than Tuesday night (midnight MT).
4. Find
the two peers who have posted after you in terms of time. Read their attached
essays and any notes they left to accompany the draft. Find the Week 7 Peer
Review Worksheet in Doc Sharing and download it. Complete the form separately
for each of the two peers whose drafts you will be reviewing.
5. Return
your completed Peer Review Worksheet as an attachment in a response post to
each of your peers separately. This must be
completed no later than Friday night (midnight MT).
6. Continue
to check into your group Discussion area in the event your peers pose any
follow-up questions.
**Please note: If you are the last to post in
your group before the Tuesday midnight deadline, you should review the students
who post in the #1 and #2 slot. If you are second last to post in your group,
please review the students who post in the last and #1 slot.
Be sure to ask your professor if you have any questions about the peer review
process.
week 2
The Profile Essay
Using the plans you outlined in last week’s Profile Process Piece
assignment, you are now ready to compose the Profile essay. Be sure to read
this week’s lecture and Chapter 5 in your text for more information about
writing profiles, keeping these key components in mind:
- Profiles take a specific angle that
shares a significant issue, important contribution, or surprising quality
of a person, place, or event with which you have first-hand experience.
- Profiles are not full life stories;
instead, they share a fresh perspective on a larger issue.
- Profiles require writers to take a
close look at a subject and use detail and description to bring the
subject to life.
- The subject of the Profile should
focus on a local person you know, a place you have visited, or an event
you have attended, meaning the subject should be a part of your local
neighborhood, community, or town.
- The audience of the Profile essay is
the local community. Imagine the readers as neighbors and local community
members.
The best topics and angles are those that are interesting to the
writer. Be sure to choose a subject that is fascinating to you and that you’d
like to learn more about. Also consider that your chosen subject and the angle
you choose should be of interest to your audience. Outside research is not
required for this essay and is discouraged. If there has been published
information regarding your subject that will help add insight to your essay,
please include it; however, all research you do must be documented in APA style
(for in-text citations and a Reference page). Be sure to check with your
professor if you have questions about integrating research. The grading rubric
for this essay is available in Doc Sharing.
Additional requirements include
- two to three double-spaced pages, not
including the title page;
- typed and submitted to the Week 2
Dropbox in Microsoft Word 2010 (.docx); and
- APA standards for formatting,
including 12-point font, an APA cover page, running heads, and page
numbers.
Please be sure to review the tutorial on formatting an APA paper
and title page.
Week 3
Rhetorical Analysis Planning Sheet
This week, you will be working on the Rhetorical Analysis by
starting to draft and organize your ideas. You will submit a Rhetorical
Analysis Planning Sheet this week to the Dropbox for your professor to grade.
The purpose of this assignment is to begin collecting information and putting
it in writing as you prepare for the 3- to 4-page final Rhetorical Analysis you
will submit in Week 4.
First, read this week's lesson and begin Chapter 8 in your text.
Then go to the search engine of your choice and search for a print
advertisement to use as the subject of your Rhetorical Analysis. You will need
to provide a URL for your chosen ad, so be sure it is available online. Your
chosen ad can be current or vintage. If you would like to analyze an ad from a
different time period, type the phrase "vintage ads" into your
browser.
Choose an ad that you can analyze based on its rhetorical appeals
(reasoning, character, and emotion), and be sure the ad you choose is
intriguing to you. Please make sure that your chosen ad is appropriate for
classroom use and the workplace.
Locate the file “Week 3 Rhetorical Analysis Planning Sheet
template” in Doc Sharing. Use this template and follow the format provided to
create your planning sheet this week. You’ll need to identify and describe the
ad, draft a thesis, identify the use of rhetorical appeals, and draft a
conclusion.
At the end of your extended draft outline, copy and paste the URL
or website address for your ad (it will begin with http://) so that your
readers can also view the ad.
Successful assignments will:
1. identify
an advertisement, current or vintage, that’s appropriate for a college-level
audience;
2. include
a draft of the introduction and conclusion (minimum of one paragraph each);
3. include
a tentative thesis statement at the end of the introduction;
4. include
details to establish the visual description and context of the ad;
5. identify
the various ways rhetorical appeals are used; and
6. be typed
and submitted as a Microsoft Word 2010 document (.docx) using 12-point font.
Be sure to review the Week 3 Rhetorical Analysis Planning Sheet
Rubric in Doc Sharing.
Submit your assignment to the Dropbox, located at the top of this
page. For instructions on how to use the Dropbox, read these step-by-step instructions.
See the Syllabus section "Due Dates for Assignments &
Exams" for due date information.
Devry ENGL112 Week 4 Assignment
The Rhetorical Analysis Final Essay
This week, you will use the drafting and planning work from the
Week 3 Extended Draft Outline to write the final three- to four-page Rhetorical
Analysis essay. Draw upon last week’s assignment, the lecture, and textbook
reading to help you understand and meet the requirements for the Rhetorical
Analysis. Other than finding your chosen ad online, no outside research is
required for this essay. Although outside research is discouraged, you may
incorporate research if it has a clear purpose in the essay. Any research used
must be formatted in APA style through in-text citations and the end References
page. It is best to check with your professor if you are considering using
research.
At the end of your Rhetorical Analysis Essay, copy and paste the
URL or website address for your ad (it will begin with http://) so that your
readers also can view the ad.
Successful assignments will:
be focused on analyzing an advertisement, current or vintage,
that’s appropriate for a college-level audience;
include a thesis statement at the end of the introduction that
conveys the overall effectiveness of the chosen ad;
include details to establish the visual description and context of
the ad;
identify the various ways rhetorical appeals are used;
be typed and submitted as a Microsoft Word 2010 document (.docx),
with 12-point font and APA formatting for margins, title page, running heads,
and page numbers (Please be sure to review the tutorial on formatting an APA
paper and title page.);
Transcript
be three to four double-spaced pages, not including the title
page; and
be submitted to the Week 4 Dropbox for grading.
Submit your assignment to the Dropbox, located at the top of this
page. For instructions on how to use the Dropbox, read these step-by-step
instructions.
See the Syllabus section "Due Dates for Assignments & Exams"
for due date information.
Plagiarism Tutorial
Click on the link above to view the tutorial.
APA Reference Materials
APA Guidelines for Citing Sources
This tutorial is a resource for citing references using the
current edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological
Association. Highlights include purposes of citing, guidelines and examples of
how to cite sources in text and at the end of a paper, and how to format a
reference list or an entire paper.
Transcript
APA Handbook
This handbook is a resource for citing references using the
current edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological
Association. Highlights include APA websites, practice exercises, ways to avoid
plagiarism, and guidelines and examples for how to use sources, cite sources in
TDA posts, cite in the text and at the end of a paper, edit citations, and
format a reference list or an entire paper.
American Psychological Association (APA) Style Website
This website provides answers to frequently asked questions and
lists APA manuals, style guides, and software available for sale. Purchase is
optional. Two good references are Concise Rules of APA Style and the current
edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.
Devry ENGL112 Week 5 Assignment
Topic Proposal and Summary
Your assignment this week asks you to choose your Commentary
topic, issue, and angle, and to begin understanding how your own position fits
into the larger conversation. To accomplish this overall goal, you’ll need to
begin by reviewing viable topics, listening to the conversations surrounding
them, and ultimately determining which topic is most fitting for the assignment
needs. You’ll then summarize the main ideas within your topic, including the
perspectives of others within the conversation. To complete this week’s
assignment, please find the Week 5 Topic Proposal and Summary in Doc Sharing.
Download it for use in recording your responses in paragraph format. Be sure to
check Doc Sharing for the Week 5 Assignment Rubric as well.
You may want to visit the Course Resources page under the Course
Home to visit the Pros & Cons of Controversial Issues site. It can help you
with topic selection. It also provides different perspectives on topics. A link
to the DeVry Library is also in the Course Resources page under the Course
Home.
Once you have completed the Topic Proposal and Summary, submit it
to the Week 5 Dropbox for grading. Be sure to meet the following requirements.
Use the Week 5 Topic Proposal and Summary document to complete
this assignment.
Write in complete sentences and paragraphs, using correct
spelling, punctuation, and grammar.
Use the APA resources below and Chapter 28 in your text to
document your sources in APA format as full references.
Submit your assignment to the Dropbox, located at the top of this
page. For instructions on how to use the Dropbox, read these step-by-step
instructions.
See the Syllabus section "Due Dates for Assignments &
Exams" for due date information.
Plagiarism Tutorial
Click on the link above to view the tutorial.
APA Reference Materials
APA Guidelines for Citing Sources
This tutorial is a resource for citing references using the
current edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological
Association. Highlights include purposes of citing, guidelines and examples of
how to cite sources in text and at the end of a paper, and how to format a
reference list or an entire paper.
Transcript
APA Handbook
This handbook is a resource for citing references using the
current edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological
Association. Highlights include APA websites, practice exercises, ways to avoid
plagiarism, and guidelines and examples for how to use sources, cite sources in
TDA posts, cite in the text and at the end of a paper, edit citations, and
format a reference list or an entire paper.
American Psychological Association (APA) Style Website
This website provides answers to frequently asked questions and
lists APA manuals, style guides, and software available for sale. Purchase is
optional. Two good references are Concise Rules of APA Style and the current
edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.
Devry ENGL112 Week 6 Assignment
The Commentary Rough Draft
The first three pages of your Commentary rough draft are due this
week. This week’s draft should include the following.
An introduction that catches reader’s attention, provides an
overview of the topic, and presents a new or unique angle on a current event
A thesis that transitions from the introduction to the body and
clearly provides the writer’s position on the topic; the thesis should be
debatable, meaning others may disagree or have a different perspective
Discussion of background and other perspectives within the larger
conversation, represented through integration of research
Body paragraphs that explain, support, and answer the promise of
the thesis statement
Effective use of author tags, direct quotes, summary, and
paraphrases
Proper APA style for in-text citation and an end References page
Additional Requirements
Three complete body pages (double-spaced), plus title page and
reference page
Essay typed and submitted as a Microsoft Word 2010 document
(.docx), with 12-point font and APA formatting for margins, title page, running
heads, and page numbers; please be sure to review the formatting in the APA
paper and title page tutorial
Integration of a minimum of two credible sources
Submit your assignment to the Dropbox, located at the top of this
page. For instructions on how to use the Dropbox, read these step-by-step
instructions.
See the Syllabus section "Due Dates for Assignments &
Exams" for due date information.
Plagiarism Tutorial
Click on the link above to view the tutorial.
APA Reference Materials
APA Guidelines for Citing Sources
This tutorial is a resource for citing references using the
current edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological
Association. Highlights include purposes of citing, guidelines and examples of
how to cite sources in text and at the end of a paper, and how to format a
reference list or an entire paper.
Transcript
APA Handbook
This handbook is a resource for citing references using the
current edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological
Association. Highlights include APA websites, practice exercises, ways to avoid
plagiarism, and guidelines and examples for how to use sources, cite sources in
TDA posts, cite in the text and at the end of a paper, edit citations, and
format a reference list or an entire paper.
American Psychological Association (APA) Style Website
This website provides answers to frequently asked questions and
lists APA manuals, style guides, and software available for sale. Purchase is
optional. Two good references are Concise Rules of APA Style and the current
edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.
Course Project
Starting the drafting process this week will not only give you a
head start on writing, but it will allow you to receive professor feedback
before the final part is due next week. Additionally, peer review will be
conducted in class next week, so you will also have feedback from peers to
guide you through the revision process. As you start drafting, remember that
the final Commentary essay (due in Week 7) must include the following
requirements.
Five full body pages, plus an APA title page and a References
page, written in Microsoft Word 2010 (.docx)
APA formatting for font, margins, spacing, running heads, page
numbers, and in-text citations
A minimum of three academic sources
A unique angle that takes a set position on a topic currently in
the news
Week 7
The Final Commentary Essay
Drawing on the Week 5 Topic Selection Prewriting activity and last
week’s draft, you are now required to submit your final, polished Commentary
essay. Be sure to review this week’s lecture for tips to guide you through the
revision process and for a checklist of assignment requirements. Also review
the Week 7 Final Commentary Rubric in Doc Sharing for additional guidance.
The Final Commentary essay should include:
- five full body pages, plus an APA
title page and references page, written in Microsoft Word 2010 (.docx);
- APA-formatted in-text citations;
- a minimum of three credible sources;
- a personal angle that takes a set
position on a topic that is currently in the news; and
- 12-point font and APA-formatting for
margins, title page, running heads, and page numbers. (Please be sure to
review the tutorial on formatting an APA paper and title page.)
week 8
The Commentary Reflection and Postscript
We began this class by thinking about the different intentions we
have in conveying meaning through our written messages. You’ve been pushed
throughout this session to use writing as a means of exploring the world around
you and as a convoy for making new meaning and helping to frame your point of
view. The hard work of drafting, researching, and revising is behind you. Now
it’s time to reflect on all that you have learned and the ways in which you
have grown as a writer.
In a brief reflective postscript, please answer the following
questions as they relate to your writing process throughout the Commentary
essay:
- What new insights have you gained on
your Commentary topic throughout the process of drafting, researching, and
revising? Did your point of view change at all? If so, how or why?
- You began to conduct and incorporate
academic research during the writing and planning of your Commentary
essay. How well-prepared do you feel about conducting academic research?
Please elaborate on your response.
- How might you contribute to the public
conversation about your Commentary topic now that you have invested so
much time writing and researching about it? Are there any public forums or
conversations to which you might contribute your writing or ideas?
- Did you incorporate changes into your
final essay based on your peers’ feedback? If so, please describe the
types of changes you made and why you made them. If you did not
incorporate changes, please explain why.
- Did reviewing the work of your
classmates help you to understand other points of view? Please explain how
or why.
- Did reviewing the work of your
classmates provide you with additional writing strategies? Please explain
how or why.
Assignment Requirements
- Reply to each question above with at
least one full paragraph, making your full postscript approximately 2
pages.
- Because this assignment asks you to
reflect on personal experiences, you do not need to incorporate research
or an APA title page.
- Postscripts should be written in first
person.
- The post-script should be typed and
submitted as a Microsoft Word 2010 document (.docx), with 12-point font
and double spacing.
- Please note that Week 8 closes on
Saturday at 11:59 pm MT. The Postscript assignment must be submitted by
this date.
Please be sure to review the rubric for this week’s assignment in Doc
Sharing.
See the Syllabus section "Due Dates for Assignments &
Exams" for due date information.
