Tag: Essay

As the name implies,
visual rhetoric
means the part of communication that involves what is seen, including colors, forms, and the way what we are seeing is laid out on the page. Font type and size can also be included in visual design. The term
rhetoric
can sometimes cause confusion, so for clarity’s sake; here it means techniques used for the sake of persuasion.
Keeping these definitions in mind, describe an image from one of the CDC website pages on ADHD (http://www.cdc.gov/NCBDDD/adhd/index.html) that you find to be especially powerful and persuasive. What makes it so? Identify the image’s purpose and audience. Please be sure to provide a description of your chosen image so that your classmates and instructor can also analyze your selection.

Read Part II, “I Say,” 53-100.Explain the concepts you learned in Part II using your own words.
250 words
Attachments:
5299061_1_They-Say-I-Say.pdf

Review the CDC website and answer at least three of the questions below:
Who is the writer?
What is the writer’s purpose?
Who is the intended audience?
What is the broader cultural context that motivated the writing of the article?
How does the writer establish ethos?
Does the writer appeal to logos (logic)?
Does the writer appeal to pathos (emotions)?
Do you feel that the website is effective? Why or why not?

What do these secrets reveal about Nora’s and Troy’s characters? Are they bad people incapable of honesty or are they dishonest because of their circumstances? Is their deceit due to necessity? Also consider how their secrets and the underlined theme of deceit impacted the overall plot of the plays.

Assessment task title: Major Essay
Due date: Wednesday 5th February, 2020
Details of task: Write an academic essay demonstrating application of academic writing techniques and principles introduced through the unit topics 1-8. Choose from one of the following questions:
Question 1
In addition to presenting research and evidence, should academic writing try to persuade the reader?
In your answer, you should discuss the role of stance and other critical writing features. To support your argument, you must provide examples of how academic style varies across the disciplines.
Question 2
What is the relationship between metacommentary and disciplinary knowledge in academic writing?
In addition to your theoretical analysis, you should analyse specific uses of metacommentary in research journal articles across at least two disciplines.
Word limit: 2,250 (reference list not included)
Value: 50%
Presentation requirements: Submission on Moodle – pdf or word document

Descriptive Essay Descriptive Essay
Write a 500-750 word essay using description as the chief method of development. Follow the guidelines for formatting as described in Notes on Writing a Descriptive Essay. Make sure that you have viewed the MLA Sample page for formatting purposes. Writing Assignment Purpose: to inform Method of Development: description
Choose your own topic, but make sure that the topic allows you to be able to describe it. You can choose to describe a place, your favorite piece of clothing, an event, your cell phone, a friend, or something else totally different. If you have something in mind but you are unsure if it will work as a descriptive essay, please send me a message through the Messages link for assistance.
Attachments:
5327995_1_Descriptive-Esssay.PNG

Begin to plan and write a draft for your Creative Response
Consider a possible option for your Creative SAC, remember it must link in some way to original stories ( The treatment of Bibi Haldar).It could be in terms of themes, issues raised in the stories or major ideas that the stories explore. You could choose a gap in the narrative, a diary/journal entry from the perspective of one of the characters, an alternative ending, a scene from a different characters perspective or some other idea (you should discuss your idea with your teacher)… the choice is yours and you will be rewarded for being original, as choosing an imaginative option is part of the creative process,
but it must connect with the original text
. Once you have chosen a possible idea for your creative you should begin to draft your Creative piece (800 – 1000 words).

This task requires you to produce a 3,000 word essay that responds to the following topic statement:
‘Communication is a multi-faceted, often participatory, and ever-changing process through which meaning(s) are generated in a number of complex ways.’
Respond to this statement by researching and analysing the ways in which meanings are made in a media industry context of your choice, with specific reference to 1-3 examples.
The essay component is worth 30 marks. Note that your reference list is not included in the word count, but in-text citations (in brackets) are.
You must also produce an audio recording of 5 minutes that reflects on the process of developing your essay. The audio recording component is worth 10 marks.
Further advice for completing this assessment task is highlighted under the below headings.
Focusing your essay
The broad focus of your essay should take place within the industry-related context you selected in Week 8, but you will need to narrow your focus down with the help of your research and your examples. Ideally, you should be able to articulate a central argument in your essay in a single sentence. This argument should relate in some way to the topic statement you have been provided with above, although this is intentionally a very general statement and you could therefore focus your argument in many different ways. Keep in mind the major themes developed in this unit (such as media, narrative, ideology and identity), which might help pinpoint certain issues that you can address through your research and in your analysis.
Your use of a specific example or examples will help you narrow down your focus in terms of what kinds of theories, issues and concepts you address. It’s highly recommended that you choose between one and three examples to give yourself space to analyse these in sufficient depth and connect your analysis back to the theoretical concepts and arguments made in your literature review. You should also link your research and analysis clearly to the topic statement provided above. See Week 10’s topic for advice on how to approach each of these sections. Note that your in-text citations are included in the word count, the reference list is not.
Completing your essay
You must draw on major themes from the unit materials to help conceptualise your argument about meaning-making in relation to the topic statement provided and the examples you’ve chosen. You may use your textbook in your assignment, but you must also demonstrate a substantial engagement with scholarly sources beyond this. The quality of your use of source material is just as important as the number of sources you use; however, as a rough guide, you should aim to use a minimum of eight (8) additional scholarly sources in your essay.
Creating your reflective audio recording
Your 5 minute audio recording should cover the following issues in relation to the planning and preparation of your essay:
Brainstorming an appropriate context and example(s)
Research processes undertaken to find source material
Planning and time management strategies you employed
Drafting process and proofreading strategies used
Reflection on individual research/writing strengths
Reflection on lessons learned/areas for future improvement needed
You should ideally submit the file in MP3 or MP4 format.
Assessment criteria
The following assessment criteria will be used to assess your performance in the task in the form of a marking rubric. Reading through the criteria now will provide a useful guide of what your marker will be looking for:
Ability to synthesise theories and concepts drawn from scholarly source material
Ability to apply relevant communication concepts to analyse specific examples
Ability to write in a clear, structured and persuasive manner
Ability to provide a clearly structured and formatted essay
Ability to reference source material completely, accurately and consistently
Ability to reflect on one’s own research and writing strategies, strengths and areas for improvement

This task requires you to produce a 3,000 word essay that responds to the following topic statement:
‘Communication is a multi-faceted, often participatory, and ever-changing process through which meaning(s) are generated in a number of complex ways.’
Respond to this statement by researching and analysing the ways in which meanings are made in a media industry context of your choice, with specific reference to 1-3 examples.
The essay component is worth 30 marks. Note that your reference list is not included in the word count, but in-text citations (in brackets) are.
You must also produce an audio recording of 5 minutes that reflects on the process of developing your essay. The audio recording component is worth 10 marks.
Further advice for completing this assessment task is highlighted under the below headings.
Focusing your essay
The broad focus of your essay should take place within the industry-related context you selected in Week 8, but you will need to narrow your focus down with the help of your research and your examples. Ideally, you should be able to articulate a central argument in your essay in a single sentence. This argument should relate in some way to the topic statement you have been provided with above, although this is intentionally a very general statement and you could therefore focus your argument in many different ways. Keep in mind the major themes developed in this unit (such as media, narrative, ideology and identity), which might help pinpoint certain issues that you can address through your research and in your analysis.
Your use of a specific example or examples will help you narrow down your focus in terms of what kinds of theories, issues and concepts you address. It’s highly recommended that you choose between one and three examples to give yourself space to analyse these in sufficient depth and connect your analysis back to the theoretical concepts and arguments made in your literature review. You should also link your research and analysis clearly to the topic statement provided above. See Week 10’s topic for advice on how to approach each of these sections. Note that your in-text citations are included in the word count, the reference list is not.
Completing your essay
You must draw on major themes from the unit materials to help conceptualise your argument about meaning-making in relation to the topic statement provided and the examples you’ve chosen. You may use your textbook in your assignment, but you must also demonstrate a substantial engagement with scholarly sources beyond this. The quality of your use of source material is just as important as the number of sources you use; however, as a rough guide, you should aim to use a minimum of eight (8) additional scholarly sources in your essay.

·
Task:
In this assignment, you will write a set of instructions for Archie, a friend of yours. The scenario for this situation is described below.
·
Length:
There is no minimum or maximum word count. However, your instructions must have
15 or more steps
.
o This does not mean that you need 15
main
steps. Some steps can be nested under other steps. More information on this strategy is given in the resources provided in the class on writing steps for instructions.
·
Graphics:
You must include at least
7 original graphics.
o No graphics may be borrowed from other sources. All graphics must be original.
o No screen captures are allowed. All graphics must be original pictures taken by you to illustrate your recipe.
o All graphics should be labeled
The Scenario
Your friend, Archie, has contacted you for help.
Archie lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is engaged to be married in two months. His fiancée, Dorothy, lives in New York City.
Dorothy’s parents live in Salem, Oregon, and have never met Archie.
Next week, Dorothy’s parents are coming to Minneapolis for a work-related meeting. Archie has arranged to have Dorothy’s parents over to his apartment for dinner while Dorothy’s parents are in Minneapolis.
When Dorothy’s parents visit Archie in Minneapolis, Dorothy will not be there.
The dinner will be only the three of them—Archie, Dorothy’s father, and Dorothy’s mother.
Archie is a bit nervous about the visit. He wants to impress his future in-laws with a dinner he will cook. However, Archie does not typically cook. He usually goes out for food when he needs to have a meal.
Archie has asked you for help. He would like you to write a recipe that he can follow, a recipe for a dish that he would feel confident serving Dorothy’s parents during their visit.
Brief Description and Strategies to Follow:
You must include the following:
· A brief introduction to Archie about why he would want to make this dish for his fiancée’s parents.
· A list of ingredients
o Remember, this is a meal for three people. You want your instructions to be specific for approximately three people.
o Note that Archie does not typically cook. He might not understand what certain terms mean (e.g., the difference between
tablespoon
and
teaspoon
, the meaning of
au gratin
, etc.)
· The instructions
o Number all of the main steps, as the resources for the class indicate
o Provide a graphic for steps of the instructions that need a graphic
o Remember that Archie does not typically cook. He might not understand what certain terms mean (e.g.,
broiling
,
baking
,
roasting
,
al dente
,
sauté
, etc.)
· Warnings or statements of caution integrated throughout the set of instructions.
o Remember that Archie does not typically cook. He might not know basic safety tips involved in using an oven, handling a chopping knife, etc.