Week 11: Nov 2-6

Nov. 6 last day to withdraw from classes 

Begin UNIT 3 — Writing in a New Genre

Goals for the week:

  1. Transition from Unit 2 to Unit 3
  2. Tie Unit 2 research to Unit 3 new genre by discussing audience
  3. Write proposal for new genre
  4. Discuss useful ways to use sources

 

Due Wednesday, November 4th by 11:59 p.m.

Throughout the semester, we’ve seen people talking about (for example) education in a variety of different genres. In each of these instances, the author is trying to reach a different audience and they pick the genre that will best speak to that audience. Think about Lynda Barry’s comic or James Baldwin’s speech, or Jamila Lyiscott’s poem. These are all different genres.  Why might one write in any of these genres?  Who do these genres reach?

 

In this unit, you’ll be writing about the topic you researched in Unit 2 for an audience of your choosing– so now it’s time to think about what genre you think will best reach your audience!

 

READ: UNIT THREE ASSIGNMENT SHEET and ARTIST STATEMENT HANDOUT

 

WRITE: (Discussion forum): PLEASE POST ALL WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS UNDER DISCUSSIONS/UNIT 3

 

  • At the end of Unit 2, you decided who you thought needed to hear about your research. Who was that? Do you need to narrow that down a bit?  What genre do you think is best to reach that audience?  In short, what do you want to write for Unit 3?
  • Also feel free to ask any questions you have about Unit 3 here.

 

As always, unless you are one of the very first people to respond, I will expect that you are joining the conversation instead of just starting your own.  Everyone should write at least 250 words!

 

 

Due Saturday, November 7th by 11:59 p.m.

WRITE:  You will need to write a proposal of at least 300 words outlining what you plan to do for Unit 3. Post to website. This proposal should tell us:

 

  • A 1-2 sentence statement of what you want to teach your audience (the most important thing you learned in Unit 2)
  • The audience you are trying to reach
  • The genre you are planning to write in and why you chose it
  • A plan — how do you intend to get started?
  • Anything you might be worried about.  What are your concerns about finishing this project?

 

READ and DEJ: “Annoying Ways People Use Sources” by Kyle Stedman: https://wac.colostate.edu/books/writingspaces2/stedman–annoying-ways.pdf

Post your DEJ on the website with post (below)

 

WRITE:  Just as a little spoiler, you should know that the things that annoy Kyle Stedman are not really particular to him. In general, these are things worth avoiding in your writing, though some conventions may vary, as Stedman himself points out, from genre to genre.  Please write a two-part response after reading Stedman’s article

 

  1. (approx 150 words) What did you learn from reading this? Anything new? What questions or comments do you have on how to use sources?
  2. (150-200 words) Write a paragraph for your intended audience for Unit 3 using one of your “quotables” from Unit 2 in that paragraph. Keep Stedman’s guidelines in mind while writing this paragraph. Be kind to your audience! Try not to lose them by the side of the road!