Assignments
Homework and Classwork [weeks 1-15] You will be assigned a variety of different homework and classwork tasks, including quizzes, critical reading assignments, and other teacher assigned work. Peer Review [weeks 10-15] For each project, you will be asked to participate in two meaningful peer review using My Reviewers. Conferences You will attend weekly conferences with your teacher and peer groups to help in the development of your writing. Major Projects Project 1: Rhetoric of Culture (Weeks 3-6) For Project 1, you will write an 800-1000 word essay that discusses how the argument of the advertisement reflects/contributes to a larger cultural conversation regarding assumptions/expectations about race, socioeconomic class, or gender using the information from their textbook and/or other assigned readings. Project 2: Rogerian Argument In Project 2, you will write a 1,200 – 1,500-word persuasive essay using a Rogerian structure about a social problem about which reasonable people disagree. You will argue for your own perspective on how to resolve this problem while also demonstrating respect for the opposing point of view. Project 3: Rhetoric in Action In Project 3, you will write a persuasive, 1000-word essay that a) educates your audience about an issue that needs changing, b) invites them to your point of view, c) acknowledges and refutes opposing arguments, and d) motivates readers to act in specific ways. You will also perform one of the actions you recommend in your essay (with instructor approval). This action might be a letter to a government representative, a persuasive online video, a podcast, or work of art. Additionally, you might create fliers or pamphlets, organize a panel discussion or debate on campus, participate in a demonstration, create a social networking Web page, organize a public event, create a discussion board, or find other ways to draw attention to your chosen topic. |
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