Eng Comp Part 5
Question # 49189 | Writing | 1 year ago |
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5.2 (Due Feb 2nd)
Reflection is a meaningful part of the adult learning process. Through observation and reflection, we can begin to assess the areas we have strengthened our writing skills, comprehension, and critical thinking, while identifying areas that need further practice and strengthening. In this discussion, please demonstrate strong critical thinking about your personal learning experience in this course.
Upon completion of this assignment, you should be able to:
• Reflect meaningfully on writing and research.
Assignment Instructions
Please answer these questions, and use examples from the writing done for this class:
• How have you learned to shape an essay to fit a particular audience, purpose, context, or genre?
• How have you learned to enter into a conversation with an author’s text through summary and response?
• Describe how the process used to piece together an essay written in this class has helped you understand the value of drafting, feedback, and revision.
• What have you learned in basic APA formatting? Do you feel confident in your knowledge of how to create an APA Style Title, Body, and References pages?
• Are there any areas in APA Style that you feel you still need to learn in order to prepare for your next course?
5.3 (Due Feb 6)
Now that you have experience gathering information from outside sources, using it properly, organizing, and presenting it well, this assignment allows an opportunity to demonstrate skills in both writing an essay and in APA formatting one final time. Before embarking, consider the specific skills you have practiced related to drafting, editing, revising, as well as your task management, and critical thinking skills, and bring all of those skills and to this final project.
Upon completion of this assignment, you should be able to:
• Write an edited, revised, final essay arguing against a single source.
Resources
• Read: Chapter 8, “Arguments” section in Ruszkiewicz & Dolmage.
• Review: Chapter 16, “Oral Presentations” 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.
• Read: Article “Video Games: An Hour a Day is Key to Success in Life” by Jane McGonigal.
• Read: Article “The Supreme Court’s Unanimous Decision on Paying NCAA Student-Athletes Explained” by Ian Millhiser.
• Read: Article “These Brands Don’t Want Your Black Friday Business” by Laura Paddison.
Assignment Instructions
• Step 1: Choose Essay
Choose one essay from the following three articles (you want to choose the article that you can argue against the most):
1 Read: Article “Video Games: An Hour a Day is Key to Success in Life” by Jane McGonigal (outside link).
2 Read: Article “The Supreme Court’s Unanimous Decision on Paying NCAA Student-Athletes Explained” by Ian Millhiser (outside link).
3 Read: Article “These Brands Don’t Want Your Black Friday Business” by Laura Paddison (outside link).
• Step 2: Write Introduction (1 paragraph)
Think of what the topic of your article is, and try to introduce or teach us about it quickly. Don’t write like your audience is in our class, or has read the article, so if you’re responding to an article written about sharks, what do you need to teach the audience on the subject of sharks before telling us the summary of the article?
◦ Introduce the author’s full name,
◦ the title of the article (punctuated correctly), and what the article is basically about, just give a quick summary (because you’re going to write a full summary in paragraph 2),
◦ end the introduction with a thesis statement (If you need a refresher on how to write a thesis statement, please review Chapter 27, “Shaping a Thesis” section in Ruszkiewicz & Dolmage).
• Step 3: Write Analysis of Conflict and Conflict Groups (1 paragraph)
Discuss the underlying principles on this topic. An underlying principle simply means what is the conflict and who has this conflict? This is not another summary of the article; this is where you discuss why the topic is an issue, among what people/groups it is a conflict, and what the principles/values/morals of this topic and conflict are.
• Step 4: Write Article Summary (1 paragraph)
Write a 1-paragraph summary of the article. No analysis, just tell what the essay is about from beginning to end (a synopsis).
◦ Tell it without analysis or commentary. Tell what the article is about from beginning to end.
◦ If you include direct quotes from the article, make sure to cite correctly in APA.
• Step 5: Write Rebuttal (3 paragraphs)
Write a 3-point rebuttal of that author's point of view. Include a relevant image to support or illustrate your views. Use Pixabay for free images & royalty free stock; no citation/attribution required. Your task is take an opposite position from the author's, and you can do that in one of two ways:
◦ You can base your rebuttal on the author’s points. Whatever point they make, you take the opposite position and just do the same points.
◦ You can come up with 3 reasons why you disagree with the author’s position on the topic. Some of your points can follow the author’s points, and/or you can come up with new, or additional, reasons why you disagree with the author’s position.
Don’t cram all three reasons into one paragraph. Take your time, try one 11-13 line paragraph per point, or two paragraphs per point. The point that is the longest and strongest, make that your last point.
• Step 6: Write Conclusion (1 paragraph)
Look to the future of that issue. What will happen if the author has his/her way, vs your view, and what will the consequences or benefits be?
Note:
• All paragraphs must be 11-13 lines (not sentences) long and typed in Times New Roman font.
• It is critical that you apply all of the concepts and skills you have learned in the course to this essay. Think of it as the final examination for the course where you can demonstrate your mastery of the course material.
5.4 Due Feb 5th (just need the PowerPoint slides, i will do the speech for it myself)
Using presentation tools like PowerPoint or Google Slides can make an otherwise ordinary presentation far more engaging for your listeners. Part of the trick is knowing how to use these tools well, to ensure your visual aids are helpful and not a hindrance to your delivery. Visual elements in a presentation will make an impact, and it’s up to the presenter what kind of impact the audience will experience.
Upon completion of this assignment, you should be able to:
• Demonstrate proficiency with your choice of a slides presentation platform: PowerPoint, Google Slides, or Prezi.
Resources
• Read: Chapter 16, “Oral Presentations” section in Ruszkiewicz & Dolmage.
• Read: “Organizing Your Argument Presentation” on Purdue OWL.
Assignment Instructions
Create a 3-5 minute presentation with slides.
• Speech length: 3-5 minutes on the same topic you chose for Assignment 5.3 Writing an Argument Based on a Single Source essay.
• Visual aids: Construct a 5-slide presentation in either a PowerPoint or Google Slides, or Prezi presentation (be sure to share it with your instructor) to accompany your speech; if you include images, they need to be cited as borrowed information, just like you would any other borrowed information.
• Recommendations:
◦ Use an outline to organize your speech content.
◦ Include a clear introduction and conclusion.
◦ Plan to record your speech a few times to ensure lighting and sound levels are appropriate.
◦ Practice your speech with a timer to ensure your speech is at least 3 minutes long, but no longer than 5 minutes (points will be deducted if the speech is outside the 4-5 minute range).
◦ Practice speaking deliberately to avoid “filler” words like “um” and “uh” and “so….”
◦ Check your Reference listing(s) for appropriate APA formatting.
◦ Avoid writing your speech out word-for-word, if possible; reading a document word for word rarely sounds natural, and it will take additional practice to make a recitation sound natural.
◦ Remember the 6x6 rule - (Links to an external site.) Good presentations have no more than 6 lines of text per slide, and no more than 6 words in each line. The bulk of what you need to say should go in the notes area. No need to use full sentences, just quick bullet points. In other words, if you were delivering this presentation in person, you would be reading from your notes while your audience just views the key points on your slides.
◦ Use simple fonts and very few colors. Attention should be given to the contrast between the text color and the background, ensuring a high degree of contrast to aid in readability, even at a distance. For example, a red font on an orange background would be very difficult to read. A better high-contrast choice would be black/white or blue/white.
Steps to guide you through the assignment:
1 Presentation: Create your PowerPoint or Google slides presentation.
2 Record: Open Canvas Studio and record your PowerPoint or Google Slides or Prezi presentation with your image/video on the bottom right corner as you deliver your presentation.
3 Submit: Using the Studio tab in the submission area select your Studio presentation and click submit.
