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ENG110-492 FA15 Writing 1-NON NATIVE: A Way to Be a Better Writer
$10.00Part I
Argument Analysis
The argument analysis that you write for this class will consist of a break-down of your arguments using the “claim – reason – foundation” method of analysis.
- You should note the main claim plus all sub-claims.
- For each of these, you should note the reasons attached to the claims.
- You should write a paragraph discussing the underlying foundation for the claims and reasons.
- Finally, you should briefly discuss the quality of the evidence that has been used (evidence, usually, is attached to reasons).
Your argument analysis, then, should consist of one longish paragraph on foundations, one shortish paragraph on evidence, and some kind of diagram of the structure of the assertion.
Part II
Rhetorical Analysis
For your rhetorical analysis you will be looking at the interplay between the writer (you), the text (your Researched Argument), and your audience. This section of Project 5 should resemble a short essay in which you discuss your text in light of being a persuasive piece of writing…written for an audience. The following questions should help you think about the kinds of information to include in your essay.
- What is your main argument?
- Why should someone be persuaded by your argument?
- What strategies did you use to make your argument persuasive? Logic? Passion? Great evidence? Other things? Combination of things?
- Do you think the evidence you used was persuasive? Why? Why not?
- Do you think, over all, that someone would be persuaded by what you’ve written? Why? Why not?
- Who is the main audience for your argument?
- How does your audience perceive the topic?
- Is your topic widely known and discussed?
- Do people have strong feelings about your topic?
- Does it apply to most, many, or few people?
- What do members of your audience lose if they are persuaded by your argument?
Paper #1: Unsent Letters – Miss Summers To Lady Susan Concerning Miss Vernon
$5.00Audience and Tone assignment: Unsent letters.
Prompt:
For one of the peripheral characters in Lady Susan, write two versions of the same letter, one in Regency style and one in a contemporary digital method (i.e., an online video rant, a “Twitter war” or a series of Facebook postings. NB: Facebook now deletes fake character accounts, so you will have to write it in a word document using a Facebook bot program to make it look authentic.)
Note: Lady Susan, Mrs. Catherine Vernon, Frederica, Reginald de Courcy and Mrs. Alicia Johnson are not peripheral characters, so do not write as them.
Minor Characters:
Mr. Manwaring
Mrs. Manwaring
Miss Maria Manwaring
Mr. Johnson
Mr. Smith (man who reveals Lady Susan’s character to Reginald)
Mr. Johnson’s Aunts who live in Bath
Sir James Martin
Charles Vernon
Miss Summers, the headmistress of Frederica’s school
Wilson, the servant
You choice should be character who has something important to convey, and should not repeat exact information found in existing letters.
One of the letters will be true to the period (the novel was written circa 1798, and published in 1871, but is set a bit earlier, circa 1790). Your character should use appropriate modes of address and diction. The second is an update in which your character, while still sounding like the person in the novel, will speak in modern terms.
“Letter” two is not really a letter, but a modern exchange via Twitter; video weblog; Facebook Messenger; IM; Humans of New York Posting, Instagram, Yik Yak, Snapchat, etc. of two characters, who are recognizable from the book yet updated for contemporary context. One voice can (and should) dominate, but the second voice should appear occasionally to signal the faster exchange of information in our modern times. You may also impersonate other characters, strangers, or contemporary celebrities weighing on the debate, as is common in internet exchanges on public forum. If Mr. Manwaring is being indicted as a two-timing husband, perhaps some notable cheater in the public sphere will defend him (“Player, play on.”)
Element sought Strengths in this area Improvement needed in Points Awarded Global assessment 30% Professionalism: worked on drafts during class time, was on task and not wasting time. 5% Correct submission: saved under author’s last name; submitted to dropbox; in a compatible format I can open and comment in 5% Citation method: Citations provided for the source novel, lecture materials, and any other sources consulted in the writing of this paper
10% Peer Review: attended review, brought drafts, provided good feedback. 10% Letter One: Period Document 35% total values At least 250 words of clear, error-free prose with historically appropriate language and expressions 10% Qualities, history, circumstances of the character from the novel exemplified. Imaginative extensions of character into new document. 10% Decorum, social customs and manners of the time period exemplified 10% Audience for letter correctly addressed 5% “Letter” 2: Contemporary Technological Exchange 35% possible Appropriate and realistic extension of character traits into modern personalities. If the character is secretive, dramatic, scientific, cruel, loving or emotional, s/he should still be those things in the new incarnation. 10% At least 250 words of exchanges with contemporary language and expressions Appropriate and realistic use of platform. If it’s Twitter, messages must be 140 characters (and you multiples) or less and may include emoticons, pictures, acronyms and hashtags; if it’s an Instagram exchange, it could be all photographs conveying the history of the relationship. If it’s HONY, the subject should answer the usual questions.
10% Creativity and imagination in conveying the message in a new forum. 10% Audience for letter correctly addressed, differentiated from private audience of period letter 5% Appendix A: A break-up letter, 19th century style.
- MY DEAR MADAM, — I have just had the honour of receiving your letter, for which I beg to return my sincere acknowledgments. I am much concerned to find there was anything in my behaviour last night that did not meet your approbation; and though I am quite at a loss to discover in what point I could be so unfortunate as to offend you, I entreat your forgiveness of what I can assure you to have been perfectly unintentional. I shall never reflect on my former acquaintance with your family in Devonshire without the most grateful pleasure, and flatter myself it will not be broken by any mistake or misapprehension of my actions. My esteem for your whole family is very sincere; but if I have been so unfortunate as to give rise to a belief of more than I felt, or meant to express, I shall reproach myself for not having been more guarded in my professions of that esteem. That I should ever have meant more you will allow to be impossible, when you understand that my affections have been long engaged elsewhere, and it will not be many weeks, I believe, before this engagement is fulfilled. It is with great regret that I obey your commands of returning the letters, with which I have been honoured from you, and the lock of hair, which you so obligingly bestowed on me.
- I am, dear Madam,
- Your most obedient
- humble Servant,
- JOHN WILLOUGHBY.
Source: Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility, ed. Tony Tanner. London: Penguin Books, 2009.
Text Message Break-up, 2013
Note: Frank is the girl (“Just Call Me Frank: My Endeavor at Being Honest”) and TDF (Third Date Flunkie) is the guy
Actual Texting Transcript:
Frank: “I’ll be honest, I’m just not interested in seeing you again”
TDF (Third Date Flunky): “wow…can I ask why”
Frank: “You can ask, but you might not like the answer”
TDF: “was it one reason? The sex lol”
Frank: “it was that and everything after”
TDF: “OK I knew something was a bit off…the cab ride? were u mad I didn’t drive u? I’m sorry for that”
“did you somehow feel cheapened? if so I am sooo sorry”
Frank: “It was that, and asking me what it takes to “give me pleasure” *(offensive term replaced), which I found offensive in the way you made me feel, the turning on of the television and yes, the cab ride home that I paid for…I didn’t feel cheapened…I felt offended.”
TDF: “Can u call me? Please? So I can straighten this out…please?”
“I need to explain”
“This is quite the misunderstanding that I need to clarify”
Frank: “No explanation needed”
TDF: “It is needed. I understand why u are upset…please let me explain and apologize. Let me make it up to u
“I really need to talk to u”
Frank: “No, I don’t feel I need you to explain” [I stopped responding to his texts after this]
TDF: “I need to. u have it all wrong as anything u perceived was not done intentionally. I need to explain. I am very upset about this. I am very upset I disappointed you!”
“when u hear my explanation hopefully u will forgive me”
“please allow me this much”
“please don’t shut me out…”
“let me make it up to you”
“If you are going to break things off please at least allow myself a chance to make amends. If I didn’t think you were worth it I’d walk away”
“Please [insert my real name here]. All I ask for is 5 minutes of your time”
“Let me buy u dinner tonight…a movie….starbucks (pumpkin flavour) whatever. I am not a monster and I do very much respect you…please hear my side”
Elizabeth Gilbert Ted Talks
$12.00Review the entire list of talks on the “Creative Spark” TED channel.
Select one talk that is of interest to you and watch it in its entire length.
Write a 700- to 1,050-word summary of the salient points made in the talk and its supporting details that catch your interest.
Indicate the name and position of the speaker and the location and year of the talk in your summary.
Conclude your summary with a reflection of the following:
- -How the talk’s content illuminates some of the stages of creativity
- -How the topic of the talk relates to the concepts of imagination and curiosity
- -How some of the points made in the talk might apply to your personal experience and benefit society as a whole
My heart bleeds… but revenge is in the creator’s hands
$10.00Professional Assignment 1 –
Irony is a literary term referring to how a person, situation, statement, or circumstance is not as it would actually seem. Many times it is the exact opposite of what it appears to be.In the cask of amontillado by egar allan poe, where and how do you see irony in one or more of the works studied? What effect does the irony have on the plot and the reader? What is the relationship between that irony and the author’s thematic message?
Engineering Management Admission Essay
$2.001) Your personal statement that supports your application. State your reasons for choosing this course, your motivation to study, career aspirations
The course I choose and what you are going to talk about is ” engineering management ” , I already graduated with civil engineering major in bachelor .Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein inspiration in the creation of fear in James Whale’s 1930s film Frankenstein
$42.50To what extent did Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein creation of fear inspire James Whale’s 1930s film Frankenstein?
Pages: 32, double spaced
“Who Has Been There to Help Me Out of the Cave? ”
$15.00Reflection Paper
“Who Has Been There to Help Me Out of the Cave?”
1000 words; one inch margins; double spaced;
12 Times New Roman font; full pages
Write a Thesis Statement which summarizes your essay
Prepare an outline
Reflection Paper
Flesh out the body: Main points, sub points,
Write a conclusion
COMM 1007 | College English Summary Assignment
$2.50COMM 1007 | College English
Summary Assignment, 10%
Guidelines:
Based on the article “Tim Hortons: How a brand became part of our national identity” by Joe Friesen, in The Globe and Mail, please write a summary between 350-400 words in length. The summary should follow the structure, format, and style as outlined in lecture and class material.
Summaries should not include direct quotations (you are paraphrasing).
The summary should be submitted through the Writing Journal tab on Black Board.
Due Date: The summary is due at the beginning of class in Week 4.
Checklist: The summary
- Is entirely in your own words
- Follows the proper tone and structure of a summary
- Provides the author’s name, article title, and year of publication
- Identifies the thesis/main argument and supporting points
- Provides enough information from the source material so the reader understands the concept of the article
- Does not include your opinion
- Includes a bibliography at the bottom in APA format
- Has been revised at least once for grammar and mechanics
Rhetorical Foundation of Communication
$22.50SPE 3301-002: Rhetorical Foundations of Communication
Rhetorical Analysis Paper #1 (150 points)
Assignment Description:
The goal of this paper is to conduct a rhetorical analysis of a speech using one of the rhetorical theories or concepts discussed in the readings, class lectures, and discussions held during the “Classical Rhetoric” unit of this course. Through the analytical lens structured by one of these concepts you will conduct an analysis that will show your knowledge and understanding of a rhetorical theory and show how that theory can be used to “unpack” a rhetorical artifact.
Because this course is both about learning theory and using theory to enrich an understanding of rhetoric, this assignment will be as much about unpacking and critiquing an object as about exhibiting a thorough understanding of a rhetorical theory.
General Objectives to Be Met:
This paper will be graded according to and should accomplish the following objectives:
1. Demonstrate your understanding of the assigned readings (up to Wednesday, September 17) from The History and Theory of Rhetoric: An Introduction and from Blackboard including your ability to integrate, synthesis, apply, and critically assess those readings.
2. Demonstrate your capacity to link theory and practice through a reflective essay that extends, amends, or reconstructs ONE rhetorical concept or theory explored in the readings related to Classical Rhetoric and creates an evaluative perspective that is relevant to evaluating ONE speech which I will chose for you (see below).
3. Demonstrate your ability to deal intelligently and thoroughly with rhetorical concepts and use such analytical tools to conduct rhetorical criticism.
4. Demonstrate command of the mechanics of writing, including using proper grammar, spelling, and academic referencing (using APA Style).
More Specifics:
Your paper should: (a) show that you have read through AND watched President Barack Obama’s January 28, 2014 “State of the Union Address” as well exhibit your knowledge of the rhetorical situation informing the speech, (b)identify what rhetorical theory or concept from Classical Rhetoric you will use to analyze this speech, explain the theory, and why you chose it for this paper, (c) through the use of this rhetorical perspective, examine and evaluate President Obama’s speech at length.
In total, the first portion of the paper will provide situational information about the speech such as a summary of what was covered and the political climate at the time of the speech (1/4 of the paper); the second portion will present the rhetorical theory you will use (1/4 of the paper); and the final portion will involve you critiquing the speech using the theory you chose (1/2 of the paper). Examples from the speech should be used to help solidify your arguments. Think, “claim, evidence, warrant” while you are writing this section.
The paper should be 6-7 pages in length, use 1” margins all around, be written in 12-pointTimes New Roman font, and be double-spaced. Any citations should use APA format and the paper itself should include a “References” page at the end of the paper (this is not included as part of the 6-7 page requirement).
A written version of the speech and link to the speech video are available on Blackboard.
