Eng Comp part 4
Question # 49188 | Writing | 1 year ago |
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Assignment 4.2
Receiving instructor feedback on an essay is a positive way to learn how to process constructive criticism, so you can see specific areas to improve your writing. As you go through this process, it is helpful to view your instructor as a coach. As a coach, your instructor is:
• on the same team as you are: It’s not an “us-vs-them” situation. Your instructor takes the time to give constructive feedback, so you can improve your work, identify areas that need improvement, and hopefully, will result in higher grades.
• expected to provide instructions for improvement: Remember, the end goal for giving feedback is your improvement. In order to improve, you must be given honest feedback and corrections, which may not always feel good, but it will benefit your writing, both now & forevermore. Some of the best athletic coaches are known for being tough on their players, so they can all achieve the best results. Likewise, instructors show they care by taking the time to provide honest critical feedback. It is always helpful if you, as the student writer, can be open in your response to instructor feedback by having a growth mindset by not taking feedback as a personal attack, and instead, use that feedback to help you create a stronger final product.
• expected to encourage: It can be hard to imagine your instructors as part of your cheering section, but it’s true! Your teachers are rooting for you to succeed, but success takes work from both the professor and from you. It’s a dual relationship that relies on an open mind and a willingness to change. Remember, the goal of feedback is improved writing (and higher grades) on every subsequent assignment.
This week, you will write a rough draft of your final essay assignment, and you will receive feedback from your instructor. Your task does not end with simply turning in the rough draft; be sure to take time to read the instructor’s feedback, to process the feedback, and to execute that feedback by making the suggested changes to your draft.
Upon completion of this assignment, you should be able to:
• Compose, edit, and revise a rough draft of essay 5.3 | Writing an Argument Based on a Single Source Essay.
Resources
• Read: Chapter 8, “Arguments” section in Ruszkiewicz & Dolmage.
• Review: Chapter 5, “Claiming a Topic, Imagining Your Audience, and Gathering Materials” section in Ruszkiewicz & Dolmage.
• Review: Chapter 24, “Shaping a Thesis” section in Ruszkiewicz & Dolmage.
• Review: Chapter 30, “Overcoming Writer’s Block” section in Ruszkiewicz & Dolmage.
Assignment Instructions
• Review what will be required for your final draft of this assignment: 5.3 | Final Draft of Single Source Argument Essay
• Compose and type a completed rough draft of this assignment.
◦ The rough draft must have at least 5 typed paragraphs (11-13 lines, not sentences, in each paragraph) in APA format, using size 12, Times New Roman font. If your rough draft is 5 paragraphs, be aware that at least 7 full paragraphs are required for the final version due in Week 5.
• In addition to reviewing feedback from your instructor, you will be able to review writing and similarity feedback from Turnitin.
Assignment 4.3
Project management is an important skill in life. Some projects may seem routine (getting kids to school on time or hosting a dinner party), while others require much more planning over a longer period of time (moving out of state or transitioning jobs). When a task seems overwhelming, or we find ourselves paralyzed because we don’t know what to do next, project management strategies can make a big difference. This week, you will make a plan for an upcoming PowerPoint presentation.
Upon completion of this assignment, you should be able to:
• Develop a rough draft of a presentation with slides.
Resources
• Read: Chapter 16, “Oral Presentations” section in Ruszkiewicz & Dolmage.
• Read: “Organizing Your Argument Presentation” on Purdue OWL.
Assignment Instructions
Step 1: After you have completed and submitted 4.2 | Rough Draft of Single Source Argument Essay, preview Assignment 5.4 | Final Draft of Single Source Argument Presentation so you know what is expected of your final draft. as you prepare you rough draft this week.
Step 2: Begin to create a slide presentation based on your Single Source Argument Essay rough draft. Ideally, making a plan early in the process will help you save time when finalizing the presentation. This is a work in progress with a rough draft of your slides due this week, and your final slides and presentation due next week. It is expected that the final product will be slightly different from the rough draft.
Step 3: For each slide, start to draft the design and use the notes section below each slide to outline the following information for each slide:
◦ Title Slide: what information are you going to include, and be sure to fill in the specific information on your outline; for example, don’t write “name,” instead, put your actual name, for example: “Mary Lamb.” name (fill in the information on your outline)
▪ course number
▪ instructor
▪ Southern Nazarene University.
▪ What theme/background colors? (you might go ahead and choose a background now).
▪ What color font?
▪ Will you include graphics? Select them now.
▪ Create a citation for any graphics and cited information.
• Slides 2, 3, 4:
◦ What information goes on each slide? Write out bullet points now to remind you what content you are going to write later when creating the slide.
◦ What headings/titles will you use?
◦ Background colors/themes
◦ font style and color
◦ What graphics do you want to include (choose them now, and save them to your computer, so you can easily and quickly insert them into your presentation).
• Conclusion Slide.
◦ Start to outline the following:
▪ What will happen if the author has his/her way, vs your view?
▪ What will the consequences or benefits be?
Step 4: Submit the rough draft of your slides to Canvas for instructor feedback.
